Greenland’s government has publicly dressed down US President Donald Trump, saying it had not invited any American officials to the Arctic island amid widespread anger over Washington’s attempts to woo Nuuk.

Mike Waltz, US national security adviser, Usha Vance, wife of vice-president JD Vance, and the army and energy secretaries are due to fly to Greenland this week for what they have billed as a “private visit” to watch a national dog sledding contest and visit a US military base in the far north of the island.

Trump’s repeated statements of interest in acquiring Greenland — which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark — for national security reasons has placed the vast island of just 57,000 people in the geopolitical spotlight. He has refused to rule out taking Greenland by force.