Donald Trump has refused to rule out using force to annex Greenland - a scenario that would spell the end of Nato, according to Denmark.

Danish ambassador to the U.S., Jesper Møller Sørensen, and Greenland’s representative to the U.S., Jacob Isbosethsen also met with senators on Capitol Hill.

Trump administration reportedly considering paying Greenland residents $10,000-$100,000 each to encourage secession from Denmark for U.S. acquisition.

Denmark and Greenland’s envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trump’s call for a “takeover” of the strategic Arctic island.

In Greenland, you can get to pretty much anywhere in a matter of minutes," says local resident Alex Amasa Olsen.

A warming planet has opened up new shipping routes and turned Greenland into a geostrategic asset for the Trump administration.

Denmark and its NATO allies pushed back Tuesday after Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller claimed the U.S. has a right to Greenland and did not rule out use of American military force to seize it.

President Trump’s interest in acquiring Greenland fits into a long, little-known pattern in U.S. history, since American leaders have long seen Greenland as a strategic asset.

Greenland, the largest island on Earth, possesses some of the richest stores of natural resources anywhere in the world.

The White House has kept all options for acquiring Greenland on the table, refusing to rule out military action.