"NUUK, Greenland Troops from several European countries, including France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland to help boost the Arctic island's security after talks between representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. on Wednesday highlighted "fundamental disagreement" between the Trump administration and European allies. "The first French military elements are already en route" and "others will follow," French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday, as French authorities said about 15 French soldiers from the mountain infantry unit were already in Nuuk for a military exercise."
"Denmark announced it would increase its military presence in Greenland, with NATO allies joining them, just as the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers met with White House representatives on Wednesday in Washington to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's intentions to take over the island in order to tap its mineral resources and protect the security of the Arctic region amid rising Russian and Chinese interest."
Troops from France, Germany, Norway and Sweden are arriving in Greenland to strengthen the island's Arctic security following high-level talks that exposed a "fundamental disagreement" between the U.S. and European allies. France deployed about 15 mountain infantry soldiers to Nuuk and announced additional forces en route. Germany will send a 13-person reconnaissance team. Denmark plans to increase its military presence and host rotating NATO forces, aiming to establish a more permanent Danish presence with larger contributions. Danish and Greenlandic ministers met with White House representatives to address U.S. interest in Greenland's minerals and regional security amid rising Russian and Chinese activity.
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