Nato sends troops to Greenland after US talks collapse - and Britain chips in with ONE officer

Danish forces are contributing soldiers, warships and aircraft to the operation, while Germany, Norway and Sweden are providing smaller contingents of personnel who are either unarmed or carrying light weapons.

France, Canada and the Netherlands may also contribute forces in the coming days.

Britain's contribution to the mission has been notably modest, with Defence Secretary John Healey confirming that just one military officer was dispatched at Denmark's request to participate in a reconnaissance group.

A No10 spokesman said: "We share President Trump's concern about the security of the High North. And you see this as part of Nato and JEF nations stepping up to reinforce security in the High North."

Downing Street added that the deployment aimed at "stepping up with stronger exercising, to deter the Russian aggression and the Chinese activity."

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, currently touring Scandinavia, has pledged to increase Britain's engagement on Arctic defence.

"Britain is stepping up on Arctic security," she said. "Arctic security is a critical transatlantic partnership issue for the security of Britain and Nato."

Negotiations at the White House on Wednesday between Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance failed to bridge the divide.

Mr Rasmussen described the discussions as "frank but constructive" but acknowledged they had not resolved the "fundamental differences" between the parties.

He added that it was "clear that the President has this wish of conquering over Greenland. And we made it very, very clear that this is not in the interest of the kingdom."

But Dr Seb Gorka, a deputy assistant to the US President, told GB News the talks went "very well".

The Trump official told GB News: "I talked to one of my colleagues who was in that meeting - it went very, very well.

"Get a map, or better, get a globe. Look at where this country is. Look at its position. Whose hemisphere is it in? The fact that Greenland is closer to this city, Washington DC, than it is to Copenhagen.

"And if you look at the marine traffic routes, the threat from China, from Russia, from others, it's the opposite of what the lying fake news media will tell you.

"Our Greenland policy will make Nato stronger and safer. It will protect the West and the United States."

Mr Trump has maintained that the US requires Greenland for national security purposes and previously said it would obtain the territory "either the easy way or the hard way".

European leaders responded with their strongest criticism yet of the President's approach.

President Macron reportedly told his cabinet that any American attempt to seize Greenland would trigger a "cascade" of "unprecedented consequences" and that France would be compelled to take unspecified "actions" in response.

Paris also announced plans to open a consulate in Nuuk, the Greenlandic capital, next month.

European Parliament leaders issued a statement "unequivocally condemning" Mr Trump's rhetoric, describing it as a "blatant challenge to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a Nato ally".

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