Keir Starmer and Danish PM discuss ‘vital steps’ towards Arctic security

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Sir Keir Starmer said he will discuss how to “take the vital steps” towards strengthened security in the Arctic with Denmark’s prime minister, who thanked him for the UK’s support during “quite a difficult time” for the country amid Donald Trump’s demands to annex its semi-autonomous territory Greenland.The Prime Minister and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen met at Chequers, a day after the US president dropped threats against European nations opposed to his ambitions to take over the mineral-rich island.

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00:00The hard yards now finding a better way forward on the issue that we all agree on which is

00:13security in the Arctic is the next chapter here and I look forward to discussing with you how we

00:22take the vital steps down that path but you're very very welcome it's great to have you here

00:27we've obviously spoken extensively on the phone in recent days but to have the opportunity to meet

00:32and have private time together here is very welcome from our point of view and from the bottom of my heart

00:38I would like to thank you and the UK for your very strong support to the Kingdom of Denmark I think

00:47everybody recognizes that it has been quite a difficult time for us and to know that you have

00:53good friends strong allies and that Europeans stand together don't get divided and stick to our as you

01:06said our common values even in a world that is changing rapidly is extremely important for all of us

01:13so just to finalize I think we've got to get by with a little help from our friends also in this

01:20situation so once again thank you well you're very welcome thank you very much thank you thank you

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