"Denmark has requested that the NATO military alliance be more present in the Arctic, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Thursday ahead of an EU summit meeting in Brussels. "We need a permanent presence from NATO in the Arctic region, including around Greenland," Frederiksen told reporters. "It's clear for everybody that we are a sovereign state and we cannot negotiate about that. But, of course, we can discuss with the US how we can strengthen our common cooperation on security in the Arctic region.""
"Jens-Frederik Nielsen said sovereignty was a 'red line' that needed to be respected as he said Greenland was ready to negotiate after Trump backtracked on suggesting force could be used to acquire it."
"Greenlandic politician says Trump's statements causing "total confusion""
Greenland's sovereignty was declared a 'red line' by Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who said Greenland is ready to negotiate a better partnership with the United States. The US president backtracked on earlier remarks suggesting force could be used and said the US and NATO agreed on a framework for a deal, though details remain vague. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen requested a permanent NATO presence in the Arctic and emphasized Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland. NATO chief Rutte said Danish sovereignty was not discussed in US-NATO talks. European leaders welcomed the removal of tariff threats. A Greenland politician said the US statements caused total confusion.
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