NATO chief Mark Rutte has said that the alliance was working on ways to bolster Arctic security, as Europe scrambles to deflect US President Donald Trump’s interest in taking over Greenland. “Currently we are working on the next steps to make sure that indeed we collectively protect what is at stake,” Rutte told journalists on Monday during a visit to Croatia. Trump has rocked the 32-nation alliance by refusing to rule out military force to seize the autonomous territory of fellow NATO member Denmark.

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