Greenlanders get heavily subsidized by Denmark, and any future mining boom will be costly.

French President Emmanuel Macron convened an emergency defence cabinet in Paris on Thursday to discuss US President Donald’s Trump’s stated intent to acquire Greenland and the forceful crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran.

People in the Greenland capital of Nuuk said they were glad the first meeting between Greenlandic, Danish and American officials had taken place but suggested it left more questions than answers.

The Danes say the deployment of aircraft, ships and soldiers is part of an ongoing effort to better protect the island and the Arctic.

Denmark's self-governing territory Greenland hopes to cut all ties with Copenhagen but leaders are proceeding cautiously with independence plans despite US President Donald Trump's threats to take over the Arctic island.

Europe deploys NATO troops to Greenland as tensions rise with the US over strategic Arctic control. French, German, and Scandinavian forces begin a reconnaissance mission in Nuuk, signaling a major geopolitical standoff.

Several NATO countries are deploying small numbers of military personnel to Greenland to participate in joint exercises with Denmark as US President Donald Trump ramps up his threats to forcibly annex the Arctic island.

Residents in Nuuk repeated their message "Greenland is not for sale" on Tuesday ahead of a key meeting between Greenland, Denmark and the US. (AP Video by Kwiyeon Ha)