US Greenland grab: Nato scrambles to boost Arctic security; Trump makes odd claim

Nato connected Monday sought to task unity connected Arctic information adjacent arsenic the confederation grapples with a caller daze from Washington, arsenic the US President Donald Trump has openly floated taking power of Greenland.

Nato main Mark Rutte said the bloc was moving connected factual steps to fortify Arctic defences amid rising Russian and Chinese activity, portion Trump aboriginal claimed recognition for "saving" the 32-nation alliance.Rutte’s remarks came arsenic European allies scrambled to incorporate the fallout from Trump’s ambitions, which person rattled the bloc by refusing to regularisation retired subject unit against Greenland, an autonomous territory of Nato subordinate Denmark."All allies hold connected the value of the Arctic and Arctic security, due to the fact that we cognize that with oversea lanes opening up determination is simply a hazard that the Russians and the Chinese volition beryllium much active," AFP quoted Rutte saying. "Currently we are discussing the adjacent measurement to that, however to marque definite that we springiness applicable travel up connected those discussions," helium added.Trump responded by saying that helium had strengthened the confederation by pressuring European nations to summation their defence spending.

"I'm the 1 who SAVED NATO!!!" Trump said successful a station connected Truth Social.

The US president has argued that greater American power implicit the land is needed to unafraid the Arctic arsenic melting crystal opens caller oversea routes and heightens strategical contention with Russia and China.Greenland is simply a self-governing territory wrong the Kingdom of Denmark. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has cautioned that “if the United States were to motorboat a subject onslaught connected different Nato member, everything would travel to a halt — including our Nato.”