Emma Burrows

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen has arrived in Greenland after a pretty rough week.

She got off the plane and was met by Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen: the two greeted each other with a big hug. There’s been no word from either of them yet about what Trump’s “framework” for Greenland looks like.

Trump says he needs Greenland to deter Russia and China but Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat says the only countries his behaviour benefits are those two.

Spoke to a senior military official who said the European decision to send small numbers of troops to Greenland may have given the impression that an “Armada” of ships was sailing there, when the reality was that European nations said they would send not more than a few dozen troops collectively.

Met a 9-year-old girl at today’s protest in Nuuk, Greenland who told me she is being taught about NATO at school and about how to stand up to bullies.

Another Greenlander suggested the threat from Trump’s tariffs is an existential threat to the international order that we’ve lived by since 1945.

Tillie Martinussen, former Greenland MP at protest in Nuuk told @apnews.com

"A tariff of 25% is nothing against the free world…that's the way you have to look at it…This is a fight for freedom. It's for NATO, it's for everything the Western Hemisphere has been fighting for since World War II.”

Particular thanks go to kind former colleagues at CNN who lent us some kit after we arrived - but our bags did not.

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International media flock to Greenland as Trump turns the Arctic island into a geopolitical hot spot International journalists have been flocking to Greenland's capital, Nuuk during the geopolitical crisis triggered by U.S.

International journalists have descended on Greenland. Some Greenlanders are doing dozens of interviews a day and they say they want Trump and the White House to "back off."

“It’s just weird how obsessed he is with Greenland," one Greenlander said. apnews.com/article/gree...

Greenlanders told @apnews.com they view Denmark & other allies decision to boost military in Greenland as “protection” even though Euro military officials haven’t said the goal is to deter a US move against the island.

People say they are scared & want Trump to back off. apnews.com/article/gree...

FACT FOCUS: Trump repeats false claims when discussing Greenland's security in the Arctic U.S. President Donald Trump has made an American takeover of Greenland a focus of his second term in the White House.

Trump says he needs to control Greenland because he says the sea is full of Russian & Chinese ships.

"The only Chinese I see is when I go to the fast food market,” a man told me in Greenland’s capital Nuuk.

"Fantasy," is what another man called Trump's claim.

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Trump's former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine Russian officials suggested in 2019 that the Kremlin might reduce support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine.

Fiona Hill, Trump’s former security advisor, told @apnews.com Russia’s ambassador to US hinted many times that Russia was willing to let the U.S. act as it wanted in Venezuela if the U.S. did the same for Russia in Ukraine. “But nobody was interested then.” 7 years later… apnews.com/article/russ...

Trump warns Maduro against playing 'tough' as US escalates pressure campaign on Venezuela President Donald Trump has delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Trump said Monday if the Venezuelan leader "plays tough, it’ll be the last time he’s ever be able to play tou...

Russia is evacuating families of diplomats from Venezuela, a European official told @apnews.com. They said Russian officials are “very grim” about Venezuela. Russia’s MFA said it isn’t evacuating the embassy but didn’t address Qs about the evacuations of diplomat families. apnews.com/article/trum...

It's 147 now because Danish officials said hackers connected to the Russian state hacked a water company last year, bursting pipes, leaving homes without water.

A different group also targeted Danish websites ahead of local elections in November.

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The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative resources.

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Russia wants to drain Europe's security resources with sabotage campaign, officials say | AP News The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative r...

I've tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption @apnews.com that Western officials blame on Russia.

They say Moscow wants to drain Europe's security resources and identify weak spots.

Arson & explosives plots particularly increased:
2023: 1
2024: 26
2025: 6

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Poland says 2 Ukrainians working for Russia are suspected of being involved in railway blast Prime Minister Donald Tusk says two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland.

Two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland over the weekend, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

Finland turned on the beauty for @apnews.com interview with President Alexander Stubb.

Stubb’s jacket references “sisu” - the Finnish concept of resilience and grit which the Finns displayed when fighting two wars with Russia.

Stubb is trying to make “sisu” the new “sauna.” youtu.be/djjsEo8D5WU

Finland's president urges Europe to hold its nerve as he warns no ceasefire likely soon in Ukraine President Alexander Stubb of Finland told The Associated Press that a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring.

A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring and Europe must boost support, Finland’s president says in AP interview.

Finland's president urges Europe to hold its nerve as he warns no ceasefire likely soon in Ukraine President Alexander Stubb of Finland told The Associated Press that a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring.

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb spoke with me for @apnews.com about Ukraine, Russian sabotage & how he built a good relationship with Trump over golf.

Stubb said he talks to Trump about Ukraine & dealing with Putin: “If he accepts 1 out of 10 ideas, that’s good.”
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As Russian drone incursions rattle Europe, Poland and Romania deploy a new defensive system Poland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones. The American Merops system can identify and target drones using AI, even when communications are jammed.

AP Exclusive: Poland & Romania are deploying new anti-drone tech backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt to tackle Russian drones.

The Merops system uses AI, fits in the back of a pickup truck & fires drones against drones. Denmark will also use it, NATO officials said.
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Men sentenced over London arson attack masterminded by Russia as part of a wider sabotage campaign A British judge has sentenced five men for their roles in an arson attack in London that authorities say was masterminded by Russian intelligence as part of a wider campaign of sabotage and disruption...

5 men were just jailed in London for their roles in a arson attack masterminded by Russia - part of a wider sabotage campaign.

At @apnews.com I have now tracked at least 25 arson or explosives plots across Europe linked to Russia by Western officials since 2022. Map 👉 apnews.com/article/brit...

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the sea...

Almost all news outlets - including @apnews.com colleagues - leave the Pentagon after not agreeing to new reporting rules. apnews.com/article/pent...

Behind the lens: Breaking the news to a Nobel Prize winner | The Associated Press They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, but these photos may be worth a Nobel Prize.   In the early hours of Monday morning, Seattle-based AP

How @apnews.com photographer Lindsey Wasson broke the news to Mary E. Brunkow that she’d just won the Nobel Prize in medicine. www.ap.org/the-definiti....

Why are Russian aircraft violating NATO airspace? The alliance's airspace is busy these days. And not in a good way.

September has been fraught for Europe… Joined @npr.org @the1a.org today to talk drone incursions, Russian fighter jets, sabotage and Europe’s “drone wall” project. the1a.org/segments/why...

Europe urgently needs to solve its Russian drone problem, Baltic officials say Estonia is extending a fence along its border with Russia and building anti-tank ditches and bunkers in preparation for a potential conflict with Moscow.

Estonia is extending a fence along its border with Russia and building anti-tank ditches and bunkers in preparation for a potential conflict with Moscow.

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Europe has a Russian drone problem. Here are ways it could be solved Estonia is extending a fence along its border with Russia and building anti-tank ditches and bunkers in preparation for a potential conflict with Moscow.

Europe has a drone problem

I went to Latvia, Lithuania Estonia - NATO’s Russian border - & spoke to officials about what they need.

Estonia’s Lt. Gen Andrus Merilo wants “affordable” & mass produced tech.

“I don’t need high-end capabilities” to fire against cheap drones
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Russian jets over Estonia ignored signals from NATO pilots, officials say A senior Estonian military official said Russian pilots ignored signals from Italian jets during a 12-minute violation of Estonian airspace.

Russian jets violating Estonian airspace ignored signals from NATO pilots, Estonian officials told @apnews.com

The Russian jets “acknowledged” communication but didn’t follow signs which is partly why they were in Estonian airspace for so long - 12 minutes. apnews.com/article/russ...

NATO's first drone battle pits million-dollar jets against cheap drones, exposing vulnerabilities For over three years, Ukraine has been battling Russian attack drones. On Wednesday, NATO confronted a similar challenge.

Difficult for Nato to defend against drone incursions. Missiles are expensive, drones cheap, but the damage a drone strike can do (to an energy plant, say) far outweighs even the cost of a missile. Analysis from @eburrows.bsky.social for @apnews.com

NATO's first drone battle pits million-dollar jets against cheap drones, exposing vulnerabilities For over three years, Ukraine has been battling Russian attack drones. On Wednesday, NATO confronted a similar challenge.

NATO got a taste of Ukraine's drone fight & responded by scrambling million dollar jets against cheap drones. It's hard to know if the Russian drone incursion was deliberate but experts said electronic countermeasures likely wouldn't have pushed drones so far into Poland. apnews.com/article/pola...

European leaders face tough choices as the UK and France host another meeting on Ukraine European countries are facing tough choices as they meet in Paris to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.

Another meeting - today in Paris - about security guarantees for Ukraine.

More meetings, more statements of European “support” but big challenges remain - no ceasefire, unclear US involvement & US president Trump who sometimes echoes Putin’s talking points apnews.com/article/ukra...