Denmark has sent additional military personnel to Greenland following renewed statements by United States President Donald Trump about taking control of the self-governing Danish territory. Danish media reported that the chief of the Royal Danish Army, Peter Boysen, arrived in Kangerlussuaq in western Greenland on Monday evening along with a significant group of soldiers.
According to public broadcaster TV2, 58 Danish troops landed as part of the latest deployment. They joined around 60 personnel who had been sent earlier to Greenland to take part in multinational military exercises known as Operation Arctic Endurance. The exercises are already underway in the Arctic region. Denmark’s Ministry of Defence and the Danish Armed Forces have not issued an official response regarding the latest troop movement.
The deployment followed comments by President Trump, who declined to rule out the use of military force to take control of Greenland. In an interview on Monday, he gave no clear answer when asked whether such an action was possible, saying only “no comment”. Trump has repeatedly argued that the vast and mineral-rich Arctic territory is strategically important for U.S. security.
The remarks came shortly after Trump reportedly told Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storer that he no longer felt bound to think purely of peace after not receiving this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Denmark has not publicly commented on those remarks.
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