By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - NATO is facing difficult times due to the crisis over Greenland, but Western allies must remember their common adversary is Russia, which is increasing its military presence in the Arctic,

President Trump’s push to take control of the Arctic island is threatening the alliance’s cohesion, one of Germany’s highest ranking officers warned.

"The transatlantic alliance is over,” Kremlin aide and businessman Kirill Dmitriev posted on social media.

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that NATO's talk of Russia and China being a threat to Greenland was a myth designed to artificially whip up hysteria and that what it called the Western alliance's policy of escalating confrontation in the Arctic was extremely dangerous.

Geopolitical tensions are escalating as Russia reacts to U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland, a strategic Arctic territory and NATO-linked region. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stunned observers by suggesting that a successful annexation would be a historic moment not only for the United States,

Grynkewich stated at Sweden’s National Security Conference that Russia and China are escalating joint patrols in the Arctic, extending their presence from the Russian northern coast to north of Alaska and near Canada.

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Increased cooperation between China and Russia is a source of concern for NATO, the top commander of the trans-Atlantic alliance Alexus Grynkewich said on Thursday. "We've seen that over the last several years,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says talks with Russian and American representatives have concluded with constructive discussions on ending the war