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NATO and Denmark agree allies must bolster defences in Arctic, source says
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Posted on January 28, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
NATO and Denmark stress the need for enhanced Arctic defenses. The US shows interest in Greenland, highlighting the region's strategic value.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen agreed at a meeting on Tuesday that allies need to focus on strengthening defences in the Arctic, a source familiar to the talks told Reuters.
"They agreed that in this effort all allies have a role to play," the source said after the meeting.
U.s. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in making Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, a part of the U.S. since his reelection in November. He hasn't ruled out using military or economic power to persuade Denmark to hand it over.
(Reporting by Sabine Siebold; Writing by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
They agreed that allies need to focus on strengthening defenses in the Arctic.
All allies have a role to play in the effort to bolster defenses in the Arctic.
He has shown interest in making Greenland a part of the U.S. and hasn't ruled out military options.
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