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Overview
- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said allies are working on practical next steps to collectively safeguard the Arctic.
- Greenland’s coalition government said it will intensify efforts to ensure the island’s defense occurs under NATO and again rejected U.S. control.
- EU defense commissioner Andrius Kubilius warned a U.S. military seizure would spell the end of NATO and cited EU treaty obligations to assist Denmark in case of aggression.
- European capitals, led by the UK and Germany, are discussing plans reported to include a new NATO mission or potential troop deployments to the region.
- The White House says a purchase is being actively explored as Trump vows to “take” Greenland, Denmark and Greenland say the territory is not for sale, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans talks with Danish and Greenlandic leaders.