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NATO expected to launch Arctic Sentry mission in coming days, sources say

By Reuters February 9, 2026

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The NATO flag is pictured at the venue of the upcoming NATO summit, in The Hague, Netherlands June 23, 2025. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

NATO is expected to launch an Arctic Sentry mission in the coming days, five sources told Reuters, in a move to boost its role in the region and defuse tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump and European allies over Greenland.

A decision to launch could come as early as this week, when the alliance’s defence ministers meet in Brussels, according to three European diplomats, a military official and a person familiar with the matter.

(Reporting by Lili Bayer, Sabine Siebold and John Irish; Writing by Andrew Gray; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)

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