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Donald Trump insists that he is serious about his determination to take Greenland with a burning phone call to the Prime Minister of Denmark, according to senior European officials.

The US president interacted with Mette Frederiksen, Danish premier, for 45 minutes last week. The White House did not comment on the call but Frederiksen said he emphasized that the broad island of the Arctic – an autonomous part of the Denmark kingdom – not sold, as the “great interest” in America.

Five today and former senior officials in Europe shortened by the call say the conversation was very bad.

They added that Trump became aggressive and confronted with the comments of the Prime Minister of Denmark that the island was not sold, despite his offer of military bases and mineral benefits.

“It was terrible,” said one of the people. The other adds: “He is very strong. It was cold rain. Then it was difficult seriously. But I think it’s serious, and it’s probably very dangerous.

The details of the call are likely to deepen European concerns that Trump’s return to power can be reduced to transatlantic relationships more than ever, because the US president has recovered the allies to leave the territory.

Trump started his second term thinking about possibly getting to Greenland, Panama Canal, and even Canada.

Many European officers expect his comments about finding Greenland control for “national security” factors a plot of negotiations to gain an additional influence on NATO territory. Russia and china are both fighting for the Arctic position.

But the call with Frederiks has been crushed by such hopes, deepening the foreign policy crisis between NATO allies.

“The intention is very clear. They want it. The Danes are already in crisis mode, “as a person is shortened by the call. Another one said: “The Danes are completely frightened of it.”

A former Denmark officer added: “This is a difficult conversation. He threatened specific steps against Denmark as the targeted tariffs.

The Danish Prime Minister’s office says this “does not recognize interpretation of conversation given to unknown sources”.

The Greenland, home to only 57,000 people, is a path to new shipping routes gradually drained through the Arctic; It also proud of the abundance but it’s hard to get the minerals.

“President Trump is clear that Greenland’s safety and security are important in the United States as China and Russia produce significant investments throughout the Arctic region,” a White House National Security Council said.

“The President is committed to not only protect US interests in the Arctic but also employed in Greenland to ensure a developmental development for both countries.”

Trump threatened early January to impose Denmark’s duties when he opposed it in Greenland. He also refused to reject the use of military forces to control the island.

“People don’t really know if Denmark has any legal rights of it but, if they do, they should give it because we need it for national security,” Trump is like a press conference ones day before sitting on duty.

“I’m talking about the protection of the free world,” he added. “You have Chinese ships all over the place. You have Russian ships all over the place. We don’t allow that to happen. “

Múte Egede, the Prime Minister of Greenland, repeatedly emphasizes that the inhabitants of the island want to be independent than the US – or Danish – citizenship. But he accepted the US business interest in mining and tourism.

Frederiksen conducted a meeting of the main executives of Danish companies including Novo Nordisk and Carlsberg last week to discuss Trump’s threats, including potential tariffs against his country.

On Trump’s day, he told TV2 in Denmark: “There is no doubt that there is a lot of interest in and around Greenland. Based on my conversation now, no reason to believe it should be lower than we heard in public debate.