US EditionDenmark, Greenland expand military presence ahead of U.S. meeting
Denmark and NATO allies, including Germany, France, Sweden, and Norway, increase military forces in Greenland to protect sovereignty amid US acquisition threats, Danish defense said.
- On January 14, the Kingdom of Denmark began deploying an advance command to Greenland from today, sending aircraft, vessels, and soldiers from Danish Army units to strengthen defense.
- President Donald Trump's repeated comments that the US must acquire Greenland prompted Denmark and Greenland to reject sale proposals, citing the island's strategic location and mineral resources.
- Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said `Security in the Arctic is of crucial importance to the Kingdom of Denmark and our Arctic allies, and it is therefore important that we, in close cooperation with allies, further strengthen our ability to operate in the region`, as France plans a consulate opening on Feb 6 and Swedish officers prepare for exercises, officials stated.
- Danish and Greenland ministers will hold talks in Washington on Wednesday with JD Vance, U.S. Vice-President, and Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, as Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned a U.S. attack would end NATO.
- Allies are drawing up contingency plans while much of Denmark's combat capability is tied up elsewhere and the Danish Arctic Command in Nuuk has about 150 personnel and assets.
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ANALYSIS | Denmark sets a military tripwire. It's a message to Trump more than Russia or China
On paper, this token force is being deployed to bolster the island's security in response to U.S. complaints. What is extraordinary, perhaps even unprecedented, is that it serves as message more to the U.S. than it does to NATO's adversaries.
In Greenland there was never so many people: to the approximately 57,000 inhabitants, since yesterday, a reinforced military contingent has been added, sent from Denmark for training purposes and to consolidate - said the Minister of Defense of Copenhagen, Troels Lund Poulsen - the ability to operate in the Arctic, in close collaboration with the Allies. To begin with the Scandinavian partners: Sweden has sent some officers, who will prepare the…
French President Emmanuel Macron announced this Thursday that the French Army will begin joint military exercises with Denmark in Greenland and assured that the first troops are already on their way to this Danish autonomous territory that Washington wants to annex. “At the request of Denmark, I have decided that France will participate in joint exercises organized by Denmark in Greenland, Operation Arctic Resistance (Opération Endurance Arcique…
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Jornal ExpressoEmbattled soldiers will integrate the "Operation Arctic Endurance" of strengthening to Greenland. Denmark also asks NATO to help protect the region from any investment in Trump.
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