Overview
- Small contingents from France, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Finland arrived in Nuuk in a Danish-led operation intended as a political signal and reassurance, not a large-scale buildup.
- The White House said the troop presence would not influence the president’s goal of acquiring Greenland for national security, characterizing recent meetings as technical talks on an acquisition agreement.
- Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the Washington meeting revealed a fundamental disagreement and reiterated that any U.S. acquisition is out of the question under international law.
- An 11-member bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation led by Senator Chris Coons is in Copenhagen to meet Danish and Greenlandic leaders, signaling support for NATO unity and resistance to any forced takeover.
- Russia condemned the Western exercises as a provocation, warned of consequences and said it would bolster Arctic defense capabilities while dismissing claims that Moscow or Beijing plan to seize Greenland.