Trump news at a glance: Danish PM believes US president still wants to own Greenland

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen speaks at a panel discussion during the Munich Security Conference. Photograph: Ronald Wittek/EPA

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen has said she believes Donald Trump still wants to own Greenland, despite dialling back his recent threats to seize it by force.

Asked at the Munich Security Conference if the US president still wanted to own the Arctic island, Frederiksen said: “Unfortunately, I think the desire is the same.”