US EditionBBC World Service - Newshour, Nato Soldiers Arrive in Greenland
European and NATO forces include troops from France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden with plans for a larger NATO presence in Greenland throughout 2026, officials said.
- On Wednesday, European troops from France, Germany, Norway and Sweden began arriving in Nuuk, Greenland, with about 15 French mountain infantry soldiers already there for exercises and reinforcements coming by land, air and sea.
- White House talks in Washington produced no breakthrough and exposed a fundamental disagreement between the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland and Donald Trump, President of the United States, while U.S. comments about acquiring Greenland prompted Denmark to increase its military presence.
- Allies plan rotating NATO deployments and increased exercises like Germany's Defense Ministry sending a 13-person reconnaissance team while Denmark boosts aircraft, ship, and troop activity and France joined Denmark-led 'Arctic Endurance' exercise.
- Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the goal is a more permanent military presence with a larger Danish contribution, while a Danish–American working group addresses U.S. security concerns and Nuuk residents watch with growing concern.
- Allies plan a larger NATO presence through 2026 as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged strong backing, saying Arctic security matters for both NATO and the European Union.
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European soldiers are flocking to Greenland to participate in a "comprehensive operation," a source told Danmarks Radio. It is previously known that Sweden and Norway, among others, are participating in the Arctic Endurance military exercise.
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