Denmark, Greenland suggest Arctic NATO mission

Denmark and Greenland have discussed the possibility of having a NATO mission in Greenland and the Arctic, Reuters reported citing Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.

He spoke as U.S. President Donald Trump intensified his push to take over Greenland for what he describes as U.S. national interests.

Poulsen made his remarks after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt in Brussels.

"We have proposed this. The NATO Secretary General has also taken note of this, and I believe we can now hopefully establish a framework for how this can be achieved," Reuters quoted Poulsen as saying.

"This is also in line with what we have discussed with the Greenlandic government."

Donald Trump has vowed to "100%" follow through on his threat to impose tariffs on European countries who oppose his demand to take control of Greenland.