Greenland party leaders reject Trump's bid for U.S. control.

Greenland's party leaders said the island's future must be decided by Greenlanders and rejected President Trump's repeated calls for the U.S. to take control; officials from Denmark, Greenland and the United States will meet again next week to discuss the matter.

Greenland's party leaders issued a statement rejecting President Donald Trump's repeated calls for the United States to take control of the island. They said Greenland's future must be decided by its own people and wrote, "We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders." Trump said again he would like to make a deal to acquire Greenland and argued that Russia or China might take it if the U.S. does not. The White House said it is considering a range of options, including using military force. What is reported: - The statement was signed by Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and party leaders Pele Broberg, Múte B. Egede, Aleqa Hammond and Aqqalu C. Jerimiassen. - The leaders said the work on Greenland's future should take place in dialogue with the Greenlandic people and be prepared on the basis of international law, with no interference from other countries. - Officials from Denmark, Greenland and the United States met in Washington and are scheduled to meet again next week to discuss the White House's renewed push. - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that an American takeover of Greenland would mark the end of NATO, according to reporting. - Greenland has a population of around 57,000, does not have its own military, and its defense is provided by Denmark. - President Trump said, "If we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way," and the White House said it is considering a range of options; Trump did not explain what the "hard way" would entail. Summary: Greenland's party leaders have publicly rejected U.S. efforts and emphasized that decisions about the territory's future belong to its people. Officials from Denmark, Greenland and the United States will meet again next week to discuss the matter, and how NATO members would respond to any U.S. attempt to seize control remains unclear.