Iceland’s prime minister stated on Wednesday that the government is considering ways to modify its defensive posture and expenditures to have “skin in the game” when it comes to defence and security in the High North.
“This is an area where we must take the initiative regarding the Arctic. This is our territory. After meeting with NATO leader Mark Rutte in Brussels, Kristrún Frostadóttir stated, “We need to have a stake in the Arctic and have an opinion on that, not that it’s just being run by others.
“Even if we’re in a scenario where this is also operated somewhat from a threat perspective, I see a lot of opportunities coming out of it as well. There are still opportunities for build-up in Iceland as well. We are thus investigating this. About a NATO conference that is set to take place in the Dutch city in late June, she continued, “We will have concrete points going into the Hague summit and then also going forward in our spending reviews.
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has threatened to invade Greenland by force, claiming that “international security” requires US control over the Danish region that is only partially independent.
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