It is the strongest statement by a leader of the Danish territory since US President Donald Trump renewed plans to annex it.

Greenland’s prime minister said he was trying to end a "geopolitical crisis" by declaring Greenland wants to be part of Denmark, not the U.S.

Trump administration officials are set to meet with Danish officials about Greenland on Wednesday, diplomatic sources tell CBS News.

The vast Arctic island is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the U.S. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and his counterpart from Greenland, Vivian Motzfeldt, had been widely expected to meet on Wednesday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, though the meeting hadn't officially been confirmed.

Denmark has pledged to station a radar system in eastern Greenland, as well as five new inspection ships to replace the ageing Thetis-class vessels, a Poseidon-type patrol aircraft and four long-range MQ-9B Sea Guardian air drones.

Donald Trump is pushing for the U.S. to take over Greenland, telling reporters on Air Force One Sunday that “one way or the other, we’re going to have Greenland.” Trump has been pushing to take over the Danish territory,