UK could send troops to Greenland to ease Trump’s security fears
Downing Street is in talks with European allies about deploying a military force to Greenland that would guard the Arctic for Donald Trump.
Military chiefs are drawing up plans for a possible Nato mission on the island, which the US president has threatened to seize for security reasons.
British officials have met with counterparts from countries including Germany and France in recent days to start the preparations.
The plans, still at an early stage, could involve British soldiers, warships and planes being deployed to protect Greenland from Russia and China.
European nations hope that significantly stepping up their presence in the Arctic would persuade Mr Trump to abandon his ambition to annex the strategic island.
It would allow him to claim a victory for American taxpayers by arguing that Europe was paying more of the cost of policing the Atlantic. [Continue reading…]