Denmark deploys troops to Greenland amid tensions with US

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Denmark on Monday ramped up its navy presence in Greenland, deploying further troops to the strategic Arctic territory amid escalating tensions with President Donald Trump.

Native Danish broadcaster TV 2 stated the Danish Armed Forces confirmed a brand new contingent of troops, described as "a considerable contribution," had been arriving at Greenland’s important worldwide airport Monday evening.

Maj. Gen. Søren Andersen, head of Denmark’s Arctic Command, stated about 100 Danish troopers have already arrived in Nuuk, Greenland ’s capital, with others later deployed to Kangerlussuaq in western Greenland.

The brand new navy transfer comes within the wake of feedback made by Trump over the area's strategic and navy significance.

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Denmark deploys extra troops to Greenland after President Donald Trump claims the island will not be safe from Russia and China. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/by way of Reuters)

In a Reality Social publish Jan. 18, Trump warned that Denmark had did not safe Greenland towards overseas threats.

"NATO has been telling Denmark , for 20 years, that ‘you must get the Russian risk away from Greenland,’" Trump wrote.

"Sadly, Denmark has been unable to do something about it. Now it's time, and will probably be finished!!!" he stated.

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Folks wave Greenlandic flags throughout a mass demonstration opposing President Donald Trump’s proposal to amass Greenland, in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 17, 2026. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu by way of Getty Pictures; Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

On Monday, a textual content message change between Trump and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre over Greenland and the Nobel Peace Prize was launched in a press release.

"Denmark can not shield that land from Russia or China, and why have they got a ‘proper of possession’ anyway?" Trump stated earlier than including that there have been "no written paperwork; it’s solely {that a} boat landed there a whole bunch of years in the past, however we had boats touchdown there, additionally," he stated in a part of the change.

"I've finished extra for NATO than another particular person since its founding, and now, NATO ought to do one thing for the USA. The world will not be safe until we now have full and complete management of Greenland. Thanks! President DJT," he added.

Prior to now, in accordance with Reuters, Andersen had stated that Danish troop deployment was pushed by broader safety issues, not by Trump’s statements.

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Danish troops follow on the lookout for potential threats throughout a navy drill in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on Sept. 17, 2025. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters)

Danish Protection Minister Troels Lund Poulsen additionally stated that Denmark has begun rising its navy footprint in and round Greenland in cooperation with its NATO allies and as a part of efforts to strengthen Arctic protection, Reuters reported.

Danish forces already stationed in Greenland may stay for a 12 months or extra, with extra rotations deliberate within the coming years.

In the meantime, White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Jan. 15 the presence of European troops wouldn't have an effect on Trump’s curiosity in buying Greenland.

"I do not suppose troops from Europe affect the president's decision-making course of, nor does it affect his objective of the acquisition of Greenland in any respect," she advised reporters.

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The extra Danish troop deployment additionally got here following Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would impose a ten% import tax beginning in February on items from nations which have supported Denmark and Greenland, together with Norway.

Fox Information Digital has reached out to the White Home for remark.

Emma Bussey is a breaking information author for Fox Information Digital. Earlier than becoming a member of Fox, she labored at The Telegraph with the U.S. in a single day workforce, throughout desks together with overseas, politics, information, sport and tradition.