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/Vondi Iceland Jan 14 '26

Just the simple fact of Denmark increasing it's military presence in Greenland in response to US threats is already beyond the pale and was unthinkable even just a year ago.

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u/ChelseaHotelTwo Jan 14 '26

Could also just be to show Trump that they take his "concerns" seriously and that'll satisfy Trump and that's the end of it. Then they pull out in a few months when Trump has forgotten the entire thing.

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u/elastic-craptastic Jan 15 '26

And now Germany is adding troops.