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European countries are deploying military personnel to Greenland for a quick mission as the Trump administration is pushing to acquire the Danish territory.
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.
Agence France-Presse on MSN
Greenlanders put faith in Europe's troops and US Congress
Greenlanders were putting cautious hope in all-out efforts to contain US President Donald Trump's designs on their Arctic island, as European soldiers arrived in their streets and US lawmakers visited Denmark.
Troops from several European countries continued to arrive in Greenland on Thursday in a show of support for Denmark as talks between representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. highlighted "fundamental disagreement" over the future of the Arctic island.
British and French leaders have agreed with Ukraine on a possible plan to send their soldiers into Ukraine in the future, but only if there is a real ceasefire or peace deal with Russia. The main goal is to stop Russia from attacking again while trying to avoid a direct war between NATO countries and Moscow.
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.
A bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation is seeking to reassure Denmark and Greenland after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs if nations don’t support a U.S. takeover of Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy to Greenland said he plans to visit the Danish territory in March, and that he believes a deal can be made. "I do believe that there's a deal that should and will be made once this plays out,