French President Emmanuel Macron announced that soliders are in Greenland to take part in a joint military exercise as Trump continues his push to take over the island.

U.S. NATO ambassador Matthew Whitaker defends American focus on Greenland amid European backlash, calling Arctic security crucial for continental defense.

The Trump administration has repeatedly said the U.S. should be in control of Greenland, which is part of Denmark and NATO.

President Donald Trump announced that the NATO countries who have sent small contingents of troops to Greenland will be charged a 10% tariff on all goods.

The former chief of Nato has accused Donald Trump of making Russian “gangster”-style threats against Greenland as protests against US intervention got underway in Denmark.

Mr. Trump previously threatened to impose tariffs against countries that do not support his plans to acquire the territory.

Greenland’s government said it will intensify efforts to ensure the island’s defenses are managed within the NATO military alliance, pushing back on renewed threats from the US about taking over the territory.

The treaty that created NATO did not contemplate an attack by one ally on another. A seizure of Greenland by President Trump would test the endurance of the mutual-defense pact.

European governments are still coming to grips with the unprecedented situation of a NATO ally threatening one of their own.

Denmark’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” with U.S. President Donald Trump over the future of Greenland remained unresolved after high-level talks in Washington, even as Denmark and NATO allies moved to increase their military presence in the Arctic territory amid rising tensions.

The Arctic is no longer a distant frontier. Danish military aircraft have landed in Greenland, unloading troops as Copenhagen prepares for a potential standoff with the United States. What began as diplomatic friction has moved onto ice and airstrips,