BRUSSELS: NATO chief Mark Rutte on Friday discussed efforts to bolster Arctic security with US top diplomat Marco Rubio, after President Donald Trump insisted he wants to take control of Greenland. The US leader has rattled allies by refusing to rule out using military force to take over the autonomous territory of fellow NATO member Denmark. Trump says controlling the mineral-rich island is crucial for US national security given the rising threat of Russia and China in the Arctic.

It came as European allies rallied behind Denmark after renewed US insistence it must have Greenland.

White House says using US military to secure arctic territory is ‘always an option’ as European leaders push back

Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to annex Greenland by force, after claiming the mineral-rich territory is needed for US “national security”. European leaders…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that Donald Trump was considering 'several options,' including the use of the military, to acquire the Arctic island.…

Denmark and Greenland seek talks with U.S. officials amid rising tensions over Trump's renewed interest in acquiring Greenland.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that he will meet with officials from Denmark next week about Greenland.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces talks amid concerns over US claims to the Danish territory.

US President Donald Trump has spoken with his national security team about making an offer to purchase Greenland from Denmark, the White House said Wednesday, despite Copenhagen…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that he intends to convene with Danish officials next week to discuss Greenland.

COPENHAGEN: Greenland should hold direct talks with the US government without Denmark, a Greenlandic opposition leader told Reuters, as the Arctic island weighs how to respond to…

According to the newspaper, NATO ambassadors proposed increasing defense spending in the Arctic, deploying additional military equipment, and stepping up military exercises to…

Trump’s ambition for Greenland raises questions about what happens when two NATO members come to blows.

BRUSSELS: NATO chief Mark Rutte on Friday discussed efforts to bolster Arctic security with US top diplomat Marco Rubio, after President Donald Trump insisted he wants to take…

The territory and the European bloc are trying to see off the US president, who has said control of Greenland is essential to national security

Self-governing island stresses it is member of Nato, which is looking at improving Arctic defences, through Denmark