Greenland’s people are bracing for another visit from President Trump’s inner circle, with second lady Usha Vance set to travel to the autonomous Danish territory this week as her husband ratchets up talk about US security and “territorial” interests in the vast Arctic island coveted by the administration.

Trump’s repeated statements of interest in acquiring Greenland — which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark — for national security reasons has placed the vast island of just 57,000 people in the geopolitical spotlight. He has refused to rule out taking Greenland by force.

Trump has repeatedly refused to rule out the use of force to obtain Greenland. Trump administration officials point to the rising presence of Russia and China on the mineral-rich island, where sea lanes have opened up due to climate change.

P resident Donald Trump is ramping up his pressure campaign to make Greenland part of the U.S., even as Greenland's leaders insist that they are not interested and that the Danish territory is not for sale.

A spokesman for the Danish national police force says it has sent extra personnel and sniffer dogs to Greenland as the icy island steps up security measures ahead of a planned visit this week by secon

Greenland’s prime minister said a planned visit to the island by US officials, including second lady Usha Vance, is “highly aggressive,” plunging relations to a new low after President Donald Trump vowed to annex the autonomous Danish territory.