President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Greenland's ownership was not Russia's concern and that the United States and Denmark - whose historical

Greenland's strategic location makes it a focal point if there were to be a nuclear conflict involving Russia, China and the United States

Negotiators have discussed proposals to check Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic and transfer sovereignty over pockets of Greenlandic land to the United States, an idea opposed by Denmark.

CNN reports that Russia is expanding its influence in the Arctic amid Donald Trump’s plans regarding Greenland.

Trump has argued that the Arctic island is critical for U.S. security given threats posed by Russia as well as China.

The last Nazis on Greenland were captured in October 1944, when American soldiers raided a hidden German weather station on the island’s desolate west coast and took dozens of prisoners. Within a year, Germany would be defeated and World War II would be over.

President Donald Trump's wish to claim Greenland emanates from a plan for a "Golden Dome" defense system.

Asian stocks rose Thursday following gains on Wall Street overnight as tensions over Greenland between the U.S. and Europe eased. President Trump said that he had reached the "framework of a future deal" on Greenland and called off tariffs on several European nations.