Germany Says NATO Will Push Back on Russia, China in Arctic

A stalemate between Denmark and the US over Greenland is prompting Europeans to establish a military presence on the Arctic island after a high-level meeting failed to defuse US threats over its future.

Germany will send a reconnaissance team to Greenland on Friday together with other NATO partners in a show of unity, the defense ministry said in a statement on Thursday. A first team of French soldiers is already on site with more on the way, President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech to the Armed Forces.