Published on 14/09/2026 – 15:23 GMT+2 • Updated

15:26

12 European nations have urged the European Union to scale up its presence in the Arctic amid threats from Moscow and US President Donald Trump.

“We call for the European Union to take on a more strategic and proactive role in the European Arctic,” the countries wrote in a joint statement following the European Arctic Summit in Rovaniemi in northern Finland.

The summit was attended by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, among others.

Speaking to reporters on Monday morning, Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat…

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