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Europeans Trumpet Arctic Defense in Bid to Soften US Greenland Claims
European NATO nations plan a new Arctic mission to boost defense around Greenland and counter U.S. proposals, with 150 U.S. troops currently stationed at Pituffik base.
- On Jan. 13, European NATO nations vowed to strengthen Arctic defence with Greenland front and center, after Theo Francken called for a mission Jan. 10 and Boris Pistorius raised prospects in Berlin.
- Amid U.S. rhetoric, capitals sought to reassure Washington diplomatically as President Donald Trump suggested seizing Greenland, prompting European governments to boost Denmark's footprint there.
- NATO officials said any presence would combine manned platforms and unmanned systems, but Arctic Sentry requires a NATO framework and cannot be ready in the next four weeks or three months.
- On Tuesday, Greenland's prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Greenland chooses Denmark amid a geopolitical crisis, while Pituffik currently houses 150 U.S. troops focused on missile warning and Denmark maintains a 1951 standing order to fire on foreign troops.
- Talk extends beyond the seven NATO members that border the Arctic as NATO merged Arctic operations under Joint Force Command Norfolk last month, with a Greenland poll showing six percent support for U.S. annexation.
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To counter a Donald Trump in a freewheel, the European Union and the United Kingdom would have many means of economic and military pressure. For the moment they prefer to flatter him by means of a "mission" of NATO designed to measure for him.
·Paris, France
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Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius clearly criticizes the US plans to take over Greenland. Such an action violates international law and harms NATO, warns the SPD politician in a guest contribution in the "Zeit".
·Dortmund, Germany
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