Europe may have rallied to see off President Donald Trump over Greenland, but its leaders recognise the confrontation is unlikely to be the last in dealings with his increasingly strident version of the United States.

President Donald Trump appeared to back off his maximalist demand at Davos that the U.S. take ownership of Greenland, moving instead toward a deal.

"We are currently being caught in broader political conflicts driven by opposition to Donald Trump," Naleraq party leader Pele Broberg told ABC News.

It’s been a long-standing Kremlin strategy to drive a permanent wedge between the United States and Europe, dividing and weakening its traditional adversaries in the West.

The U.S. military announced aircraft would soon arrive at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, while stressing it is part of a "long-planned" exercise.

EXCLUSIVE — Vice President JD Vance told the Washington Examiner that the public hostility exhibited by European leaders regarding President Donald Trump’s demands for Greenland is simply “posturing,” and that they’ve expressed more “reasonable” responses to the president’s plan in closed-door discussions.

President Donald Trump’s posturing over Greenland has irrevocably changed the transatlantic relationship, even after he backed away Wednesday from his threats of a US takeover of the Danish autonomous territory,

Russian officials and media are reacting to President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland with a mix of glee and caution.