NATO Should Launch Operation to Boost Security in Arctic, Belgian Minister Says
Belgium urges NATO to create an Arctic Sentry operation to address U.S. security concerns and reassure allies amid strategic competition involving Russia and China.
- NATO should launch an operation in the Arctic to address U.S. security concerns, according to Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken.
- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the U.S. needs to own Greenland to prevent Russia or China from occupying it in the future.
- Denmark and Greenland's leaders have said that the Arctic island could not be annexed and international security did not justify such a move, while the U.S. already has a military presence on the island under a 1951 agreement.
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He emphasizes that this issue is of crucial importance for the survival of NATO.
NATO should launch operation to boost security in Arctic, Belgian minister says
NATO should launch an operation in the Arctic to address U.S. security concerns, Belgium's defence minister told Reuters on Sunday, urging transatlantic unity amid growing European unease about U.S. President Donald Trump's push to take control of Greenland.
Belgian Defense Minister Calls for NATO to Launch Arctic Operation Over Trump's Greenland ClaimsBelgian Defense Minister Theo Francken has called for NATO to launch a military operation in the High North, in a bid to strengthen unity and address U.S. security concerns over Greenland.
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