Denmark's PM says 'you can't spy against an ally' after claims of US gathering intelligence on Greenland
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said you "cannot spy against an ally" after reports of US gathering intelligence on Greenland.
The comments are the latest in the dispute over Donald Trump's ongoing efforts to push for US control over Greenland, which is a semi-autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They come after reports in US media that Washington's spy agencies have been told to focus on Greenland, including on the island's independence movement, and sentiment around US extraction of its mineral resources.
On Thursday, Denmark's foreign minister summoned the US ambassador to address the reports in The Wall Street Journal.
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