Several NATO members are deploying small numbers of troops to Greenland, seeking to shore up the Arctic island’s security in the wake of tense talks with the White House about the U.S. desire to annex it.
Denmark, which is responsible for Greenland’s defense, Germany, France, Sweden, and Norway have all confirmed plans to send military personnel to the sparsely populated island this week.
Trump has renewed his sights on taking the island following an audacious military intervention in Venezuela to depose its president Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3.
The troop deployment comes shortly after the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland held talks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House.
Speaking to reporters alongside Greenland’s Vivian Motzfeldt, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said there had been a “fundamental disagreement” with the U.S., but said the hour-long meeting was “frank but constructive.”
