Frederiksen will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Brussels, during a whirlwind day of international diplomacy as Trump threatens to upend the polar security architecture.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen are pushing allies to strengthen Arctic defenses. This comes as concerns rise over U.S. President Donald Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland.

Copenhagen boosting defence spending and talking with allies as it resists US demand for the strategic island.

The Secretary-General of NATO, Mark Rutte, and the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, have agreed on the need to strengthen defenses in the Arctic, according to a Reuters source knowledgeable about the discussions.

Copenhagen is boosting its military spending and holding talks with European allies as Trump ramps up his expansionist rhetoric. View on euronews

Frederiksen was meeting on Tuesday with European leaders including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Denmark's defense minister has announced a deal with the governments of the Faroe Islands and Greenland to boost surveillance capacity and sovereignty assertion. The move comes as the US, Russia and China circle.

The Russian Federation has raised two strategic Tu-160 bombers over the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean. The flight was reportedly planned, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the flight lasted over 11 hours.

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Denmark plans to allocate additional funds to strengthen its military presence in the Arctic. The decision was made due to the intentions of US President Donald Trump to establish total control over the island of Greenland,

Denmark said Monday, January 27, that it would spend 14.6 billion kroner ($2 billion) to bolster security in the strategic Arctic region near the United States and Russia. The announcement came after US President Donald Trump said he would "get Greenland," adding the autonomous Danish territory is needed for his country's "international security."