Denmark to inject almost €2bn into Arctic security amid Trump's Greenland threats

Copenhagen is boosting its military spending and holding talks with European allies as Trump ramps up his expansionist rhetoric.

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00:00Denmark has agreed to dedicate almost 2 billion euros to boosting its military presence in

00:06the Arctic region, with parties including the governments of Greenland and the Faroe

00:10Islands.

00:13The announcement came after US President Donald Trump repeatedly demanded to take control

00:17of Greenland, refusing to rule out the use of military force.

00:22Denmark's Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, embarked on a tour of Berlin, Paris and Brussels

00:27on Tuesday to discuss further European cooperation and defence.

00:57Frederiksen met with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel

01:05Macron, ending her tour with a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Brussels.

01:12She didn't directly mention Trump's threats but referred to Europe's interest across

01:16the Atlantic, as well as Russian aggression in Ukraine.