Denmark Warns U.S. on Greenland as Lawmaker Says Invasion Would Mean War

Overview

• Denmark deployed more than 100 additional soldiers to Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq for NATO’s Arctic Endurance exercises, with commanders emphasizing training and deterrence focused on Russia.
• Rasmus Jarlov, chair of the Danish parliament’s defense committee, said on CNN that a U.S. invasion would constitute war and that Denmark would defend Greenland.
• Jarlov dismissed assertions of a Russian or Chinese threat to Greenland and said the island’s residents do not want a U.S. takeover.
• NORAD announced that U.S. and Canadian aircraft will soon operate at Pituffik under long-planned activities coordinated with Denmark and Greenland.
• European countries have sent small military teams to Greenland, and President Trump threatened 10% tariffs on several European allies unless Denmark agreed to a sale.