"German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius appeared uncertain about UK proposals for troops in Greenland, speaking alongside EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas in Berlin on Tuesday. "So, Arctic Sentry is an idea that... but it rightly needs a NATO framework," he said. "That will not be available in the next four weeks or in the next three months, in my estimation. Maybe it will go faster, maybe not." "Who will participate in it will then be seen," he added before quickly saying it would be "always in coordination with the Americans, so that is clear." "This is not about doing something under under the radar of the Americans, which would not work at all or against their will," he clarified. Earlier, Danish PM Mette Fredriksen stated: "It has not been easy to stand up against completely unacceptable pressure from our closest allies through a generation, but much simultaneously suggests that the hardest part now lies ahead of us." The past days and weeks have seen rows with the US over Greenland, with Donald Trump pledging to take control of it 'one way or another'. In recent days, the UK has suggested deploying NATO troops to the region, which some media reports suggested was about 'easing Trump's security fears' and others claimed was about 'deterring' the US president. Trump has repeatedly said he wanted control of the Danish territory since his re-election in 2024, with it triggering debate over Greenland's own difficult relationship with its former Danish coloniser. "