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NATO situation difficult but must focus on Russia, says Norway's defence minister

 The situation in NATO is difficult due to the ​crisis over Greenland, but western allies must remember their ‌common adversary is Russia, which ⁠is increasing its military ‌presence in the Arctic, Norway's defence minister said on Wednesday.

"These are demanding times. The situation in NATO is difficult," Tore Sandvik told a meeting with foreign correspondents ​in Oslo.

"The dimensional threat for the West, for NATO, (for) all members of NATO, still is Russia," he said.

Sandvik was speaking ‌as the ‌Western military alliance is fraying under the pressure of U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump's relentless push to acquire Greenland from fellow NATO ally Denmark.

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Davos 2026 LIVE Updates: US envoy Witkoff says he will meet with Putin on Thursday

 U.S. President Donald ​Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said he ‌would be traveling with ⁠Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner ‌to Moscow on Thursday and that they would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"Well, look, we have to go meet ​him on Thursday," Witkoff told CNBC in an interview, referring to Putin.

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Davos 2026 LIVE Updates: Tensions over Greenland should not distract Europe and US from Ukraine, NATO chief says

NATO allies should not allow ​tensions over Greenland ‌to distract ⁠them from the ‌need to defend Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Mark ​Rutte said on Wednesday.

"The focus on Ukraine should be ‌the ‌number one priority, it is ⁠crucial for European and U.S. security," Rutte ⁠said in ⁠a panel discussion at ‌the ‌World Economic Forum in Davos.

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Davos 2026 LIVE Updates: NATO chief assures Trump Europe would help protect US if needed, reports AFP

NATO chief Mark Rutte pushed back Wednesday against President Donald Trump's claims European allies would not help defend the United States if asked, reports AFP.

"He said last night in his presser that he was doubtful whether the Europeans would come to the rescue if Article Five will be triggered. I tell him, yes they will," Rutte said at the World Economic Forum.

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Trump told a news conference on Tuesday that he would have meetings about the Danish territory of ⁠Greenland in Davos and was optimistic that an agreement could ‌eventually be reached.

"I think we will work something out where NATO is going to be very happy and where we're going to be very happy. But we need it for security purposes. We need it for national security," he said.

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