New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- Greenland's government on Monday (January 12) firmly rejected US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to bring the Arctic island under American control, saying such a move would be unacceptable "under any circumstance."

Trump has argued that Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory, is strategically crucial for national security and claimed the United States would acquire the island "one way or the other."

"The United States has once again reiterated its desire to take over Greenland. This is something that the governing coalition in Greenland cannot accept under any circumstance," the Greenlandic government said in a statement.

On Sunday, Trump escalated his rhetoric, warning that if the US did not act, "Rus...