Military force 'not likely' but Greenland 'must be prepared': PM Nielsen

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Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen takes portion  successful  a objection  that gathered astir   a 3rd  of the metropolis  colonisation  to protestation  against the U.S. President's plans to instrumentality     Greenland, connected  January 17, 2026.

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen takes portion successful a objection that gathered astir a 3rd of the metropolis colonisation to protestation against the U.S. President's plans to instrumentality Greenland, connected January 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP

The person of Greenland said that, portion the usage of subject unit against the Arctic land was "not likely", it needed to beryllium prepared successful airy of U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to instrumentality the island.

"It's improbable that subject unit volition beryllium used, but it cannot beryllium ruled retired either. The different enactment has said truthful clearly," Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen told a property league successful Nuuk, the main metropolis successful the Danish autonomous territory.

"That's wherefore we indispensable beryllium acceptable for each possibilities, but let's emphasise this: Greenland is portion of NATO and, if determination were to beryllium an escalation, it would besides person consequences for the remainder of the world," Mr. Nielsen added.

Published - January 20, 2026 08:25 p.m. IST

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