Germany to pitch Nato Arctic mission to ease Greenland rift

Germany will propose setting up a joint Nato mission to monitor and protect security interests in the Arctic region in a bid to ease tensions with the US over its threats to annex Greenland, according to two people familiar with the government’s thinking.

- Bloomberg

Nato’s “Baltic Sentry” mission —kicked off a year ago to shield critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea — could serve as blueprint for a new “Arctic Sentry” mission, which would include Greenland, said the people, who declined to be identified discussing confidential plans.