The White House published a photo of US President Donald Trump standing in front of a window with a map of Greenland visible behind him, accompanied by a vague caption: “We’re monitoring the situation.”

This post comes amid Trump’s escalating and repeated statements on the necessity of annexing the Danish island for strategic and economic reasons.

The debate over Greenland resurfaced after Trump confirmed last Sunday that the United States would take control of it “one way or another,” emphasizing its mineral wealth and its location in the Arctic region.

Denmark responded with a firm rejection, considering any attempt to acquire the island an assault on its sovereignty.

The photo indicates the Trump administration’s insistence on the issue, which includes military and diplomatic options, amid European concerns about its impact on NATO.