Danish King Arrives In Greenland As Trump Eyes Strategic Arctic Island

King Frederik X of Denmark arrived in Greenland on Tuesday, kicking off a visit to the semiautonomous territory that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to annex because of its strategic Arctic location.

Frederik's trip to the island's capital city of Nuuk follows the new Greenlandic prime minister's visit to Copenhagen earlier this week. Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen accompanied the monarch to Nuuk.

Wearing a jacket with emblems of the Danish and Greenlandic flags, the king didn't take questions from the media Tuesday upon disembarking from the plane.

The flight was originally scheduled for Monday, but was delayed because of poor weather conditions.

Frederik is expected to meet with the new Greenlandic government this week, as well as attend a traditional "kaffemik," or coffee break, to meet with Greenlanders, the royal house said.