On Wednesday, Denmark’s defence ministry confirmed the existence of the 1952 rule and added that it “remains in force”.
Danish soldiers "will shoot first and ask questions later" if the United States invades Greenland, the country's defence ministry confirmed.
On Wednesday, Denmark's defence ministry confirmed the existence of the 1952 rule and added that it "remains in force".
It comes after US president Donald Trump raised the prospects of invading the Nato territory of Greenland, admitting that using US troops to do so was an option.
Denmark - which governs Greenland as an overseas territory - was shocked by the remarks and insists the island is "not for sale".
A German government source told Reuters news agency separately that Germany was “closely working together with other European countries and Denmark on the next steps regarding Greenland”.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Wednesday that we would be meeting with officials from Denmark and Greenland next week. »