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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Gustaf Kilander

Denmark to increase military spending in Arctic by $2 billion - as Trump sets his sights on Greenland

Denmark is set to increase military spending in its Arctic semiautonomous territory of Greenland by the equivalent of $2 billion, and the French foreign minister floated sending European troops to the island, following multiple aggressive statements by U.S. President Donald Trump about purchasing the territory.

Greenland has grown increasingly important in recent years as the Arctic ice melts, opening up new sea routes for commercial shipping.

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