"NATO on Tuesday said "planning is underway" for an Arctic mission, coming weeks after US President Donald Trump frayed the strategic alliance by claiming the US needs to control Greenland to avert unverified security concerns from Russia and China. Martin O'Donnell, a spokesman for NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, told reporters that a "NATO enhanced vigilance activity" will "further strengthen NATO's posture in the Arctic and High North.""
"He did not provide further details as planning has just begun. It is also unclear where the exercises will take place. Denmark is currently leading an ongoing NATO exercise in Greenland called Operation Arctic Endurance. Information about the plans was initially reported by Germany's Spiegel newsmagazine, with NATO's commander, US General Alexus G. Grynkewich, having ordered concrete plans to begin for a mission titled "Arctic Sentry.""
"In the run-up to the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos last month, Trump alluded to using force to take over Greenland, a large Arctic island with strategic value. The White House did not walk back Trump's claims, as the president repeated his insistence that the US would "have" Greenland "one way or the other." With the integrity of the defense alliance in question,"
NATO said planning is underway for an Arctic mission to strengthen its posture in the Arctic and High North. A NATO spokesman said a "NATO enhanced vigilance activity" will further strengthen NATO's posture, but provided no further details as planning has just begun and exercise locations remain unclear. Denmark is leading an ongoing NATO exercise in Greenland called Operation Arctic Endurance. Spiegel said NATO commander Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich ordered plans for a mission titled "Arctic Sentry" and that defense ministers could meet in Brussels. The moves follow President Trump's Greenland comments, which raised sovereignty and alliance tensions and forced allies to balance support for Denmark with US relations.
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