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,

Here, verbatim, are text messages that U.S. President Donald Trump received from French President Emmanuel Macron and the head of NATO, Mark Rutte, and which he published on Tuesday: “From président Macron to President Trump My friend,

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Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre found himself in the unlikely position on Sunday of joining fellow NATO allies in opposing their biggest ally of all, the United States. Støre had already called US President Donald Trump’s new threats tied to a US takeover of Greenland “unacceptable,” adding that they “have no place among allies.”

In excerpts from the message to Jonas Gahr Støre, the leader of the free world bemoans the historic links between Denmark and Greenland.

U.K. Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper and her Norwegian counterpart Espen Barth Eide visited a British outpost in the high north.

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President Donald Trump has posted private text messages from the head of NATO and France's president to the U.S. President, shortly after Norway's leader confirmed a leaked exchange did show tense correspondence between the Republican and NATO leaders.