General Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen agreed at a meeting on Tuesday that allies need to focus on strengthening defences in the Arctic, a source familiar with the talks told Reuters.

We must face the fact that there are serious challenges regarding security and defense in the Arctic and North Atlantic,’ Danish defense minister says

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen have agreed on the importance of strengthening defenses in the Arctic. This comes amidst U.S. President Donald Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland,

Frederiksen will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Brussels, during a whirlwind day of international diplomacy as Trump threatens to upend the polar security architecture.

Trump has refused to rule out using military coercion to secure a deal to buy the island, which is Danish territory.

Copenhagen boosting defence spending and talking with allies as it resists US demand for the strategic island.

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

Denmark's defense minister has announced a deal with the governments of the Faroe Islands and Greenland to boost surveillance capacity and sovereignty assertion. The move comes as the US, Russia and China circle.

Frederiksen, who met on Tuesday with European leaders including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, said she had received 'a great deal of support' from Europe following Donald Trump's threats to gain control of Greenland.

The Russian Federation has raised two strategic Tu-160 bombers over the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean. The flight was reportedly planned, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the flight lasted over 11 hours.

Denmark said Monday, January 27, that it would spend 14.6 billion kroner ($2 billion) to bolster security in the strategic Arctic region near the United States and Russia. The announcement came after US President Donald Trump said he would "get Greenland," adding the autonomous Danish territory is needed for his country's "international security."

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen are pushing allies to strengthen Arctic defenses. This comes as concerns rise over U.S. President Donald Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland.