Greenland's prime minister says the US will not get the island

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The United States volition not get Greenland, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said connected Sunday successful a station connected Facebook successful effect to Donald Trump's statements helium wants to instrumentality power of the immense Arctic country.

"President Trump says that the United States is getting Greenland. Let maine beryllium clear: The United States won't get that. We bash not beryllium to anyone else. We find our ain future," Nielsen said successful the societal media post.

Trump connected Saturday told NBC News helium "absolutely" had existent conversations astir annexing the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

"We'll get Greenland. Yeah, 100%," Trump said, according to NBC.

During a sojourn to a U.S. subject basal successful the northbound of Greenland connected Friday, U.S. Vice President JD Vance accused Denmark of not doing a bully occupation of keeping the land harmless and suggested the United States would amended support the strategically located island.

(Reporting by Stine Jacobsen; Editing by Sharon Singleton)