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A small military unit from France has arrived in the capital of Greenland, as part of a joint observation mission organized by several European countries.
The mission also includes forces from Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and the UK - at a sensitive diplomatic moment, as US President Donald Trump continues to insist that the United States "needs Greenland" for national security reasons.
French President Emmanuel Macron said the initial presence would soon be followed by reinforcements with land, air and naval capabilities. Top French diplomat Olivier Poivre d'Arvor described the mission as a clear political message to Washington. "This is a first exercise... but what we want to show is that NATO is present," he said, explaining that the first group consists of 15 French soldiers.
On the other side of the Atlantic, President Trump said from the Oval Office that he still hopes for a deal with Denmark, the sovereign state of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory in the northern Arctic. “I wouldn’t rule out a deal, as long as it’s in the national security interest of the United States,” he said.
Meanwhile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that his country would not participate in this European mission, but warned sharply that any military intervention by the US on the territory of Greenland would be a “political catastrophe.” “A clash or an attempt to annex the territory of one NATO member by another would mark the end of the world as we know it – a world that has guaranteed us security for decades,” Tusk said at a press conference.
The European mission is part of a joint exercise led by Denmark, codenamed “Operation Arctic Endurance.” For now, the military presence is symbolic and there is no decision yet on how long the European troops will stay in Greenland. The situation remains fragile, as strategic interests in the Arctic increasingly clash between major powers.
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