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Military reinforcements from France, Germany, Norway and Sweden are set to help boost Arctic security amid ongoing US threats to take the territory

Troops from NATO countries, including France and Germany, are arriving in Greenland to boost security

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France began deploying troops to Greenland on Thursday and said it would send additional "land, air and sea" forces in the coming days, confirming the presence of high-mountain specialists from the French army on the ground as part of a European military exercise after inconclusive talks in Washington.

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Downing Street said it shared US President Donald Trump’s concerns around security in the region.

Other Nato allies are also stepping up their presence in the region

Minister of Foreign Affairs for Denmark, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said the US and Denmark's positions on the future of Greenland differ