2 days ago · Greenland, a gigantic island in the North Atlantic that is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, has taken on strategic importance in recent years as Arctic ice melts, opening up shipping lanes ...

2 days ago · On Monday, Denmark said it would spend 14.6bn kroner (£1.6bn; $2.05bn) to boost security in the Arctic region, in partnership with Greenland and the Faroe Islands, its other autonomous territory.

2 days ago · Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen received pledges of support on Tuesday from European leaders in the face of US President Donald Trump's threats to Greenland on a whirlwind tour that ...

Jan 13, 2025 · For the boss of a military alliance dedicated to mutual security, NATO chief Mark Rutte seemed unperturbed by one member's recent threats to annex allied territory. On his first official visit...

2 days ago · “I have no reason to believe that there is a military threat to Greenland or Denmark,” Frederiksen told Danish media before a meeting with Rutte in Brussels on Tuesday.

2 days ago · In addition to meeting the leaders of France and Germany, Frederiksen also held talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Brussels and last week spoke by phone with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. ... On Greenland, however, which has vast mineral reserves and occupies a strategic position in the Arctic, the EU’s watch-and-wait ...

Jan 14, 2025 · NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte threw a tantrum, speaking in the European Parliament. He explained to the parliamentarians that a production base is needed for their Russophobia and that Greenland should be given to Donald Trump, the observer writes.

2 days ago · Danish leader on European tour as nation moves to boost presence around Greenland Denmark's prime minister went on a tour of European ... the latter to meet NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Her ...

2 days ago · Frederiksen, who met on Tuesday with European leaders including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, said she had received 'a ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Even if that happens, defense budgets "will be impressively more than the 2 percent," Rutte warned. Despite growing qualms over Trump, who has threatened the independence of Canada, and didn't rule out using force to seize the Panama Canal or to take over Greenland, Rutte insisted that Europe is still tied to the U.S. for its security needs.