The Arctic is no longer a distant frontier. Danish military aircraft have landed in Greenland, unloading troops as Copenhagen prepares for a potential standoff with the United States. What began as diplomatic friction has moved onto ice and airstrips, with Denmark and NATO reinforcing positions amid growing American pressure over the island’s future.
Two Hercules planes arrived in Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq, rushing soldiers to Arctic Command headquarters. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen says a fundamental dispute with Donald Trump remains unresolved, while defense officials pledge ships, drones, and fighter jets, signaling Denmark’s move to strengthen Arctic defenses in an increasingly unpredictable security environment across the high north in coming months.
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