Zelenskyy has said Europe needs joint, combined armed forces to effectively deter Russia amid the expansion of its armed forces.

Several NATO countries are deploying small numbers of military personnel to Greenland to participate in joint exercises with Denmark as US President Donald Trump ramps up his threats to forcibly annex the Arctic island.

Troops from several European countries, including France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland after talks between Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. on Wednesday highlighted disagreement.

European NATO allies deploy troops to Greenland to support Denmark after tense U.S. talks fail to resolve Trump's push to acquire the island.

Along with Denmark, France, Germany, the U.K., Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands began sending over troops — or vowed to do so in the coming days.

Sir Keir Starmer urged allies to keep focused on the Ukraine peace process, while reiterating that US tariff threats over Greenland are “completely wrong”. In calls with the prime ministers of Italy and Canada on Monday,