00:00Denmark and its allies had deployed troops to Greenland in January over fears of a U.S. invasion
00:07following a similar operation in Venezuela that ousted Nicolás Maduro.
00:11According to Danish broadcaster DR, soldiers were prepared to blow up key airport runways in the event of a takeover.
00:23Under the cover of a NATO exercise dubbed Arctic Endurance,
00:27a Danish regiment and elite forces had been sent to the territory.
00:31French Alpine troops as well as German and Swedish soldiers had also been part of the operation.
00:37Citing sources in the Danish government and military,
00:41DR also reported that blood supplies had been brought in to treat the wounded if fighting broke out.
00:48U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. must have control over Greenland
00:53for national security purposes and has not ruled out the use of military force.
00:58But following weeks of aggressive remarks, Trump backed down from his threats on January 21st
01:04after reaching a framework agreement on Greenland with NATO's secondary general.
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