US EditionDenmark, Greenland suggest Arctic NATO mission, Danish defence minister says
Denmark and Greenland proposed a NATO surveillance mission to enhance Arctic security amid rising transatlantic tensions, with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte supporting cooperation.
- On January 19, 2026, Troels Lund Poulsen, Danish Defence Minister, said Denmark and Greenland raised a possible NATO surveillance mission in Greenland during talks in Brussels with Vivian Motzfeldt and Mark Rutte.
- Since President Trump's tariff threats, European Union leaders hold intensive consultations ahead of a Brussels meeting to respond to his 10% levy from February 1 unless the US acquires Greenland.
- Poulsen added after the meeting that the NATO Secretary General had taken note and he hopes a framework can now be established to achieve the mission.
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance will continue working with Denmark and Greenland on Arctic collective security while the European Union prepares a €93 billion package including the Anti-Coercion Instrument.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned this month that a U.S. takeover of Greenland would end NATO, highlighting Greenland's roughly 2.17 million sq km size versus Germany's 357,000 and its history of U.S. military bases.
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NATO will continue to work with Denmark and Greenland in matters related to the security of the Arctic region, announced the Secretary-General of the military alliance, Mark Rutte, following a meeting with the Defence Minister of Denmark, Troels Lund Poulsen, and with the Foreign Minister of Greenland, Vivian Motzfeldt, reporting CNN.
Denmark and Greenland have proposed a NATO mission for the Arctic island. Representatives of the countries explained this after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Rutte. Read all developments in our live ticker.
The leaders of the two countries made the proposal to the leader of the Atlantic Alliance, Mark Rutte, during the meeting they had today. Still, Fátima Lopes and Luis Buchinho remember Valentino.
Denmark insists that Arctic security can be protected without Donald Trump fulfilling his threats to “acquire” Greenland. And he wants to do so through NATO. Denmark’s Deputy Prime Minister and holder of Defense, Troels Lund Poulsen, and Greenland’s Foreign Minister, Vivian Motzfeld, have visited NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte today and have been proposed to deploy an Allied mission to the island, an operation that has already been under disc…
Denmark proposes that NATO initiate surveillance operations in Greenland, with the support of the Arctic territory, declare the Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, following a meeting with the Alliance Secretary-General Mark Rutte,...
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