Amid renewed rhetoric from US President Donald Trump over Greenland’s strategic importance, Republican Congressman Randy Fine has introduced the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act in the US House of Representatives. The proposed legislation would authorise the US President to pursue all necessary means to annex Greenland, a Danish territory, and eventually admit it as a US state. The move is being framed as a counter to growing Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic, even as reports suggest European allies, including Germany, are considering enhanced NATO presence in the region amid rising geopolitical tensions.