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Europe sends troops to Greenland as U.S. talks stall

Troops from several European countries, including France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland to help boost the Arctic island's security after talks between representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. on Wednesday. The exercise is meant to show support to Greenland and Denmark as President Trump repeatedly insists the U.S. needs to take Greenland. The exercise is taking place through Saturday. It’s prep for possible military support to Greenland and to buttress security in the region. A possible tweak to the caption: The latest meeting between the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland with Trump officials produced no resolution to escalating tensions around the ownership of the territory. In a communique, the European Parliament unequivocally condemned the Trump administrations statements regarding Greenland, saying it "constitutes a blatant challenge to international law" and "the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a NATO ally."