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Denmark is proposing that NATO commencement surveillance operations successful Greenland, with the enactment of the Arctic island, Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said connected Monday (January 19, 2026) aft gathering NATO's main Mark Rutte.
"We person projected it, the caput wide has taken enactment of that, and I deliberation we tin present — we anticipation — specify a model connected however that tin beryllium concretised," Mr. Poulsen told Danish television.
U.S. President Donald Trump has enactment the transatlantic confederation to the trial with threats to instrumentality implicit Greenland "one mode oregon the other", arsenic European countries adjacent ranks against Washington's designs connected the immense Danish autonomous territory.
German and French leaders denounced arsenic "blackmail" play threats by Mr. Trump to wield caller tariffs against countries which reason his plans for the Arctic island.
Mr. Rutte wrote connected X that helium had discussed "how important the Arctic — including Greenland — is to our corporate security" with the Danish Minister and Greenland's apical diplomat.
"We'll proceed to enactment unneurotic arsenic Allies connected these important issues," helium wrote.
Sweden's Defence Minister Pal Jonson suggested a NATO ngo "could beryllium a mode forward" arsenic Mr. Trump insists much indispensable beryllium done to ward disconnected the menace of China and Russia to Greenland.
"We are seeing what is the astir constructive mode that we could lend to this endeavour of strengthening the confederation footprint successful the High North," helium said aft a gathering of Nordic ministers astatine NATO office successful Brussels.
