The forces of Denmark and respective European states associated with NATO send troops to Greenland. Exercises are to be held on the island, and the context of the substance is the threats of annexation of this island formulated by the United States.
"This results in increased military presence in and around Greenland in the coming period (2026) and includes aircraft, ships and soldiers, including NATO allies," the paper says.
As added, these actions include the protection of critical infrastructure, assistance to Greenland authorities and the implementation of maritime tasks.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Danish public broadcaster DR reported that the Danish government had sent the alleged advanced command to Greenland to prepare to strengthen the island's defence with its own and global troops. tv has published photographs of the Challenger patrol aircraft of Danish air force at the airport in the Greenlandese capital of Nuuk.
In the Wednesday communication, the Danish and Greenland authorities did not state from which allied NATO states troops in Greenland will be present. Denmark's defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen only recalled that soldiers from Germany, France, Sweden and Norway participated in the exercises in 2025. This year's action called it a continuation.
Currently, the Danish military in Greenland has 250-300 troops and is under Arctic Command in Nuuk. The unit has at its disposal, among others, the only specified peculiar unit in the planet – the Sirius Patrol (Sirius), or six dog teams, allowing soldiers in hard conditions to travel long distances.
The alleged deficiency of adequate engagement of Denmark in ensuring Greenland's safety is 1 of the arguments raised by president Donald Trump's administration erstwhile it besides discusses the request for the United States to take over the island. Trump joked about Danish investments in buying dogs.
Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C., a gathering of the Danish and Greenland delegation is scheduled to take place with American Secretary of State Mark Rubio, and Vice president J.D. Vance on the future of Greenland.
At the beginning of 2026, he rekindled the conflict between Denmark and the U.S. over Greenland erstwhile president Trump reiterated that having an Arctic island was crucial to the safety of the United States. The president's message coincided with an American military intervention in Venezuela.
Source: PAP 
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