The US has been invited to join the Royal Air Force and Navy in a Nato operation to secure Greenland against future threats, The i Paper can reveal.
Plans for a “tripwire” of European troops in the Danish territory are included in the “framework” of a deal agreed between Donald Trump and the alliance on Wednesday, which saw the US President drop his plot to acquire Greenland.
Military delegations from eight Nato countries, including an officer from the UK, flew to Greenland last week to explore options to shore up the island’s security as part of an operation labelled “Arctic Sentry”.
The i Paper understands that the US has been invited to join Nato forces stationed in Greenland as part of the operation. Troops, as well as sea and air reconnaissance units, are set to be deployed to beef up security of the Arctic against future threats from Russia and China.
The invitation was sent to the US before Trump dropped his threats to take the island, and discussions around Washington’s inclusion in the force are currently ongoing, according to two senior European defence officials.
This paper previously revealed that the Arctic operation could include the use of RAF surveillance aircraft, such as Boeing P-8 Poseidon planes. Other than the US, only Norway, Germany and the UK have P-8s, working closely on joint surveillance missions, including to monitor Vladimir Putin’s “shadow fleet” of sanctioned oil tankers, as well as Russian submarines.
The “tripwire” – often a small, multinational force to provide a clear military line between peace and war – is similar to forces Nato has deployed in Eastern Europe to counter any further aggression by Moscow.
The Arctic Sentry force is understood to be part of a plan to reassure Trump that Europe can defend itself – rather than as preparation for a US takeover. American involvement in the plans would signify a defining element to Brussels and Washington’s joint ambition to secure the Arctic against adversaries.
It comes after the US President rowed back on his threat to hit the UK and several other European nations with tariffs next month after a meeting with Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte in Davos.
Your next read
square POLITICSPIP assessments set to be fast-tracked for benefits claimants with worsening health conditions
square NEWSSEND training will pull thousands of ‘strained teachers away from classrooms’
square POLITICSFree solar panels and heat pumps for households earning less than £35,000
square BENEFITSWork at KFC or lose your benefits, all 18 to 21-year-olds to be told
Trump announced that he was dropping the threat of tariffs against European allies after he secured the “framework of a future deal” on Greenland. Crucially, it is understood that the island will gain its sovereignty.
The Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, said that further details on the “Arctic sentry” were being discussed as part of the deal framework, which will be hashed out by Nato members later today.
Cooper said the operations would draw Nato countries together to work on a “shared threat”, and would involve “different Arctic countries coming together, supported by other Nato countries”.
Hence then, the article about us invited to join raf and navy in arctic force defending against putin was published today ( ) and is available on inews ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( US invited to join RAF and Navy in Arctic force defending against Putin )
Also on site :