Denmark did not invite the United States to take part in a large-scale international military exercise on Greenland this week, as it had previously, as tensions remain high over President Donald Trump’s intention to acquire the Danish territory.

The exercise, the largest in Greenland’s modern history, comes amid increased interest in the Arctic region and its vast natural resources from other large powers, such as Russia and China.

It included contributions from the militaries of several European NATO allies, according to the Danish military . More than 550 people and soldiers took part, including more than 70 from France, Germany, Norway and Sweden.

Military observers from the United States were present, and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was invited, but Denmark's Arctic comm

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