BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen agreed at a meeting on Tuesday that allies need to focus on strengthening defences in the Arctic, a source familiar with the talks told Reuters.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen have agreed on the importance of strengthening defenses in the Arctic. This comes amidst U.S. President Donald Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland,

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen are pushing allies to strengthen Arctic defenses. This comes as concerns rise over U.S. President Donald Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland.

The Secretary-General of NATO, Mark Rutte, and the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, have agreed on the need to strengthen defenses in the Arctic, according to a Reuters source knowledgeable about the discussions.

The EU and Nato have taken a vow of silence over Greenland after Denmark requested its key allies refrain from reacting to Donald Trump’s threats to seize the Arctic island. Copenhagen’s strategy of avoiding public confrontation with Trump,

Denmark has requested that confrontational reactions to US President Trumps aggressive overtures be avoided according to the newspaper D

Frederiksen will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Brussels, during a whirlwind day of international diplomacy as Trump threatens to upend the polar security architecture.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen received support from German and French leaders on Tuesday as she sought European backing to counter U.S.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warns Trump not to take territory by force as EU leaders prepare to discuss Greenland tensions at a Feb. 3 summit.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen received pledges of support on Tuesday from European leaders in the face of US President Donald Trump's threats to Greenland on a whirlwind tour that

The comments came as Denmark’s prime minister travels to Berlin, Paris and Brussels to shore up support from allies.