Germany will send 13 soldiers to Greenland on Thursday as part of a reconnaissance mission with other European nations, the German government and defence ministry said on Wednesday, following demands by President Donald Trump for Washington to have control of the island.

Trump said Wednesday that anything less than U.S. control of Greenland would be "unacceptable" in a warning to NATO allies.

Denmark is increasing its military presence in and around Greenland with immediate effect, according to a joint statement by the Danish Foreign Ministry and Greenland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Research.

Troops from several European countries, including France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland after talks between Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. on Wednesday highlighted disagreement.

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European troops from France, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Norway have deployed to Greenland for a rapid two-day defense mission as Arctic tensions rise and the Trump administration pushes to acquire the territory.

A group of European countries, led by Britain and Germany, is discussing plans to boost their military presence in Greenland to show U.S. President Donald Trump that the continent is serious about Arctic security,

A German reconnaissance unit is due to land in Greenland on Friday evening as part of a Danish-led mission aiming to examine NATO's ability to defend the Arctic region amid heavy US pressure for control of the territory.