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Anadolu Agency (22 January 2026)

Melike Pala

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stressed on Thursday that the alliance will take steps to prevent Russia and China from gaining access to Greenland’s economy or military infrastructure.

Speaking at a Ukrainian Breakfast sideline event during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Rutte highlighted the strategic importance of the Arctic and Greenland in the context of NATO's security.

When it comes to Greenland, "we will ensure that the Chinese and the Russians will not gain access" to the Greenland economy or to Greenland militarily, and that will be a discussion taken forward based on what already happened last Wednesday when US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance had their discussions with the Danish delegation, he said.

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