Proceeding contribution from James Naish (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 January 2026. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Arctic Security.
Arctic Security
I thank the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister for their clarity today on the future of Greenland. Does the Foreign Secretary agree with me that, while recent comments from the United States have generated understandable concern, the correct response is not panic or escalation, but calm diplomacy grounded in the clear, simple principle that Greenland’s future is a matter for the Greenlandic people? Does she also agree that the real strategic challenge in the High North remains Russia, with its militarisation and aggression, which NATO must continue to confront together as partners, not opponents, of the United States?
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- 779 c89
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- 2024-26
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Defence International cooperation Germany Import duties France Finland Netherlands Arctic Military exercises Sovereignty Diplomatic relations Norway Security USA Sweden NATO Russia Greenland Denmark
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