Pakistan, Feb. 11 -- Russia has warned it may take military measures if Greenland is militarized, amid growing European troop deployments to the Arctic island. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would respond to any military capabilities aimed at Russia. The warning comes after U.S. President Donald Trump previously pushed to annex Greenland.

Several European countries recently sent small contingents of troops to Greenland following Trump's statements, although he later backed off after reaching a "framework" agreement with NATO chief Mark Rutte. Lavrov emphasized that Russia would act if Western forces threaten its security.

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Greenland, home to roughly 57,000 people, ...