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Finland has considerable Arctic expertise that others also want to learn from. European leaders gathered in Rovaniemi to discuss security in the Arctic. The Arctic region has taken on an increasingly central role for Europe's security and the global strategic competition. Therefore, the EU's forthcoming Arctic strategy will be of great importance

Saksan pääministeri Merz: Todennäköisesti olemme nyt kriittisessä vaiheessa – mahdollisesti viikkoina tai kuukausina – puolustaaksemme kontin entistä vapautta ja rauhaa. Jos Venäjä onnistuu, sillä on ennennäkemättömiä ja arvaamattomia seurauksia kaikille, mukaan lukien Saksa.

Venäjän puolustusministeriö ilmoitti, että Jasen-M-luokan monikäyttöinen ydinsukellusvene Uljanovsk on poistettu liukumäeltä Sevmashin telakalla Severodvinskissa.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen - responding to Donald Trump's desire to take control of Greenland - says: "Greenland is of course not for sale." Speaking upon arrival to a summit of NATO leaders, including Trump, she says she hopes everyone will respect the territory's "right for self determination". Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Danish prime minister says her country is a sovereign state and that its "territorial integrity" should be respected

Trump: Greenland should be under US control

Two protesters chanted "Go home" as they gathered outside the new US consulate in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, to protest its expansion.

British Ministry of Defence has released satellite images of the GUGI base the UK believes Russia deployed a series of submarines to covertly spy on Britain’s undersea cable network. It has also released an image of the alleged spy ship the Yantar, alongside at one of those docks. This vessel is thought to have tried to pinpoint and threaten undersea cables in around the UK in recent months

Trump on NATO: It all began with Greenland. We want Greenland, and they don’t want to give it to us, and I said, “Bye-bye.”

The U.S. military is negotiating with Denmark to expand its presence in Greenland, seeking access to three additional sites — including former American bases at Narsarsuaq and Kangerlussuaq. The move would mark the first major U.S. expansion on the Arctic island in decades. Only one U.S. base is currently active on the island. Source: NYT

Ukrainan yleisesikunta raportoi, että venäläiseen taistelujäänmurtajaan osui isku Leningradin alueella 25. maaliskuuta yön aikana tehdyssä yhteisoperaatiossa. Alus osui Viipurin telakalla, ja se on alustavasti tunnistettu Venäjän FSB:n rajavartiolaitoksen käyttöön tarkoitetuksi projekti 23550 -partiojäänmurtajaksi Purgaksi.

NATO Secretary General: We will strengthen our presence in the Arctic region to deter Russian influence.

Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen warned on Monday that while U.S. President Donald Trump has ruled out military force, Washington still fundamentally seeks to control the Arctic island

Danish Foreign Ministry: Denmark, Greenland and the United States met on Wednesday to discuss Arctic security and respect for Denmark's "red lines".

Trump says US will gain sovereignty over American bases in Greenland

NATO has shifted Arctic and Nordic region command responsibility to the U.S.-led Joint Force Command Norfolk, consolidating northern operational boundaries to strengthen coordination across the High North amid growing Russia-China cooperation. SACEUR Gen. Grynkewich confirmed realignment; no formal planning directive issued yet. - UK Defence Journal

In the coming months, @NATO exercises and "other activities" are planned in the Arctic region - head of the Alliance's Military Committee

Merz: We will protect Denmark and Greenland from the threat posed by Russia. We will uphold the principle of terrotorial integrity and sovereignty

Chancellor Merz: In recent days the U.S. demanded greater influence in Greenland. We welcome that the U.S. is taking the threat posed by Russia in the arctic seriously. We experience it daily. As NATO allies we must do more

President of the United States: "Following a very productive meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, we have established the framework for a future agreement regarding Greenland and, indeed, the entire Arctic region"

The Greenland and US issue does not concern Russia, Putin says.

US Treasury Secretary Bessent brands Denmark ‘irrelevant’ amid Greenland tensions

Trump: We need Greenland for security reasons, and we will reach a solution that satisfies NATO and us as well.

“military planners are modelling a U.S. invasion from the south, expecting American forces to overcome Canada’s strategic positions on land and at sea within a week and possibly as quickly as two days. Canada does not have the number of military personnel or the sophisticated equipment needed to fend off a conventional American attack, they said. So, the military envisions unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military or armed civilians would resort to ambushes, sabotage, drone warfare or hit-and-run tactics. The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces, the official said.

Trump: Shockingly, our “brilliant” NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital U.S. Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness. These are International Powers who only recognize STRENGTH, which is why the United States of America, under my leadership, is now, af ter only one year, respected like never before. The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired. Denmark and its European Allies have to DO THE RIGHT THING

Trump: “I had a very good telephone call with Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO, concerning Greenland. I agreed to a meeting of the various parties in Davos, Switzerland. As I expressed to everyone, very plainly, Greenland is imperative for National and World Security. There can be no going back — On that, everyone agrees! The United States of America is the most powerful Country anywhere on the Globe, by far. Much of the reason for this is a rebuilding of our Military during my First Term, which rebuilding continues at even more expedited pace. We are the only POWER that can ensure PEACE throughout the World — And it is done, quite simply, through STRENGTH!

Trump posts an image depicting Canada and Greenland as part of the United States

Trump posts about Greenland again: showing image him putting U.S. flag over island

Question: Have you invited Putin to be on the Board of Peace? Trump: Yeah. He’s been invited. Question: Thoughts on Macron saying he will not join the Board of Peace? Trump: Did he say that? Nobody wants him because he’s going to be out of office very soon. If they feel hostile, I’ll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he’ll join.

Trump just spoke to reporters abroad AF1. Asked about Davos and European leaders pushing back on Greenland plan, he said: "I don't think they're going to push back. We have to have it. They have to have this done. They can't protect it

"If Trump invades Greenland, it would be a war," Danish MP ⁦@RasmusJarlov⁩ tells tonight