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The UK's Defence Secretary says British support for the American operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker demonstrates the importance of the transatlantic security partnership.

Britain provided naval and surveillance support to the US military as they captured the Marinera in the North Atlantic.

UK Defence Secretary John Healey says it shows the value of the NATO alliance.

Healy's comments come as British officials told Bloomberg that the operation was well-timed to show President Trump the value of the security relationship between the US and UK.

According to the officials, it also demonstrated how Europe can work with America to deter threats from Russia and Iran, both of which had close links to the seized vessel.

US officials are rushing to step up links with Greenland after President Trump renewed demands to take over the island.

Bloomberg understands that the White House is considering business deals, including rare earth mineral mining projects and hydroelectric power.

The chairman of the Nordic Council, Lars Christian Brask, says that Danish government personnel have previously sought discussions with the US on the matter.

Lars Christian Brask was speaking there hours before President Trump took to social media to say that Russia and China only fear the NATO alliance because of US involvement.

His comments come days after the Danish Prime Minister, Meta Fredriksen, said that a US takeover of Greenland would mean the end of NATO.

The Euronext index has gone a year without a major IPO.

That as major markets, including Paris and Amsterdam, battle the continent's capital market stagnation.

Bloomberg's Tiwa Adebayo has more.

Those are our top stories.

Let's think about markets.

US and European stock futures are lower this morning.

You also have most of the Asia markets down.

MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropping by eight tenths of one percent.

The bright spot remains the Kospi, which is clinging on to a small tenth of one percent gain.