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Denmark's subject says its arctic bid forces evacuated a unit subordinate of a U.S. submarine disconnected the seashore of Greenland for urgent aesculapian treatment.
The Danish Joint Arctic Command, connected its Facebook page, said the unit subordinate was evacuated connected Saturday (February 21, 2026) immoderate 7 nautical miles (13 kilometres) disconnected Nuuk — the superior of the vast, ice-covered territory — and transferred to a infirmary successful the city.
The unit subordinate was retrieved by a Danish Seahawk chopper that had been deployed connected an inspection ship.
Also precocious connected Saturday (February 21), U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy a infirmary vessel to the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland, alleging that galore radical determination are sick and not receiving attraction — prompting a defence of Denmark's healthcare strategy from Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
“Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to nonstop a large infirmary vessel to Greenland to instrumentality attraction of the galore radical who are sick, and not being taken attraction of there. It's connected the way!!!” Mr. Trump wrote connected his Truth Social platform, referring to his peculiar envoy for Greenland.
The historically beardown bilateral ties aft World War II betwixt NATO allies Denmark and the United States person travel nether terrible strain successful caller months arsenic Mr. Trump ratcheted up speech of a imaginable U.S. takeover of the mineral-rich and strategically located Arctic island.
Ms. Frederiksen defended Denmark's wellness attraction strategy connected Sunday (February 22), penning connected Facebook that she was “happy to unrecorded successful a state wherever determination is escaped and adjacent entree to wellness for all. Where it's not insurances and wealthiness that find whether you get due treatment.”
“You person the aforesaid attack successful Greenland,” she said, earlier adding: “Happy Sunday to you all” successful beforehand of a blushing, smiling emoji.
