Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced early elections - hailing the next four years as "decisive" for her country. "We as Danes and as Europeans will really have to stand on our own feet," Frederiksen told parliament. "We need to define our relationship with the United States," she added.

Greenland and Denmark on Sunday both rejected a hospital boat that U.S. President Donald Trump said he was sending to the Danish territory.

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Saturday that he was dispatching a hospital boat to Greenland shortly after news broke that Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command evacuated a crew member from a US Navy submarine.

President Donald Trump wants the United States to acquire Greenland, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Find out what the president and King Frederik have said about the autonomous territory.

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Saturday that he was sending a hospital ship to Greenland, alleging many people there are sick and not receiving care, even though both of the U.S. Navy’s hospital ships were undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in Alabama at the time he posted.

Denmark’s military says its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is betting that her handling of the Greenland crisis will give her a boost with Danish voters.