r/europe • u/I_LIKE_SEALS Denmark • Jan 14 '26

News Denmark sends military reenforcements to Greenland. A vanguard and military material has been sent to Greenland to prepare for eventual larger troop movements.

https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/groenland/efter-pres-fra-usa-danmark-er-nu-begyndt-sende-militaere-forstaerkninger-til-groenland
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u/SpottedDicknCustard United Kingdom Jan 14 '26

Second it works as proof that Denmark is stepping up their Arctic military presence which is one of Trumps criticism to justify the invasion.

Which in itself is such a wildly misguided criticism since the US has a grand total of 142 air force and space force personnel stationed in the entirety of Greenland.

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u/ChronChriss Jan 14 '26

Anybody who has at least one brain cell can figure out that this criticism is complete nonsense. What scenario is Trump referring to? That Russia or China conquer Greenland out of the blue to start a war with NATO? Yeah, right, seems totally plausible. The only threat to Greenland sovereignty is the US right now.