Denmark is confident that Nato will maintain a heightened presence in Greenland and the broader Arctic region over the long term following a security agreement with the United States signed last week, the Danish defence minister said yesterday.
Nato launched a mission named Arctic Sentry earlier this year to boost exercises and patrols in the region as part of an effort to defuse severe tensions within the military alliance over US President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland.
In an interview with Reuters in Brussels, Danish Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus said Copenhagen hoped Arctic Sentry would continue beyond this year and next to become permanent.
Asked if he had clear signals from Nato allies that they were interested in such a scenario, Bruus said: “So far we are pretty positive that the increased military presence in Greenland – but also in the Arctic – will continue.”
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