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Europe Sends Troops to Greenland as U.S. Demands Control

A new U.S.–Denmark/Greenland working group will convene within weeks after a high-level meeting ended in fundamental disagreement.

Imagen de archivo de la capital de Groenlandia, Nuuk.
An Airbus A400M transport aircraft of the German Air Force taxis over the grounds at Wunstorf Air Base in the Hanover region, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 as troops from NATO countries, including France and Germany, are arriving in Greenland to boost security. (Moritz Frankenberg/dpa via AP)
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Overview

  • Denmark announced an immediate military buildup in Greenland, followed by small deployments from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands as signals of support.
  • Talks in Washington with Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio produced no policy shift but set up a high-level mechanism to explore security arrangements.
  • President Donald Trump reiterated that only U.S. ownership is acceptable, tying the demand to national security and his proposed “Cúpula Dorada” missile-defense concept.
  • European leaders condemned threats to Greenland’s sovereignty, with Emmanuel Macron warning of unprecedented consequences and Ursula von der Leyen affirming that the island belongs to its people.
  • Bipartisan U.S. senators introduced legislation to bar federal funds from being used to annex the territory of NATO allies without explicit consent.