US EditionDenmark deploys extra troops to Greenland as Trump ramps up focus on territory
Denmark deployed about 200 troops to Greenland to assert sovereignty and deter U.S. acquisition efforts amid rising Arctic tensions, officials said.
- On Jan. 19, Denmark substantially increased troop deployments to Greenland, sending Major General Peter Boysen and 58 soldiers to Kangerlussuaq to join Operation Arctic Endurance.
- President Donald Trump declined to rule out military force and announced 10% tariffs on NATO allies starting Feb. 1, rising to 25% on June 1, tying pressure to Greenland talks at the Davos World Economic Forum.
- Approximately 100 Danish troops were already in Nuuk, Greenland, with a similar number in Kangerlussuaq, while thousands of Greenlanders marched in protest and Jens-Frederik Nielsen said `We will not be pressured.`
- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte met Monday with Troels Lund Poulsen and Vivian Motzfeldt to discuss boosting Arctic security and a joint NATO mission, while the European Union plans an emergency meeting Thursday to consider retaliatory tariffs and the Anti-Coercion Instrument.
- Greenland's strategic importance — about 56,000 residents and a U.S. military base — raises wider stakes, with an opinion poll last year showing 85% oppose U.S. joining and authorities rejecting sale or seizure.
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Peter Boysen leads the new Danish contingent on the island which now has more than a hundred troops
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Trump Argues U.S. Control of Greenland Is Critical to Arctic Defense
Donald Trump is again pushing the idea that the United States should acquire Greenland, this time framing it as a national security necessity rather than a symbolic gesture. According to ABC News, Trump argues that Greenland is critical to U.S. defense because of its Arctic location, expanding military relevance, and rising competition with Russia and China. He points to the existing U.S. presence at Pituffik Space Base and warns that failing to…
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