European troops arriving in Greenland to show support for Denmark
發佈日期: 2026-01-16 20:27
TVB News
Troops from several European countries have arrived in Greenland in a show of support for Denmark.
This as talks between representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. highlighted fundamental disagreements over the future of the Arctic island.
Meanwhile, France's Finance Minister warned U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that any move to seize Greenland would amount to a 'crossed line' endangering Europe's economic relationship with Washington.
Royal Danish Navy ship patrolling the coast of Greenland's capital, Nuuk. Denmark announced it would increase its military presence in Greenland as several European partners including France, Germany, U.K. Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands started sending symbolic numbers of troops Wednesday, and more to follow in the next few days.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reiterated the bloc's support for Greenland. "What is clear is that Greenland can count on us politically, economically, and financially.
And when it comes to its security, the discussions on Arctic security are first and foremost a core issue of NATO. But I also want to empathise that it is the Arctic and Arctic security, both topics, are core topics for the European Union and matter enormously for us. This is, among others, the reason why we doubled down investments and supporting Greenland."
A Greenland lawmaker said Thursday that the most important thing for Greenlanders is they are directly represented at meetings in the White House and that they are central to the discussions between Europe, Denmark and the United States. Greenlander lawmaker Juno Berthelsen said: "We just want to make sure that both the United States and Denmark and Europe understand that the end goal is for the Arctic to be a low-tension region,we keep security and stability in the Arctic. And it's very important for the Greenlandic people to, in that context, to have direct communication with the United States, which is vital to the security and stability of the Arctic in the Western Alliance."
This as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said U.S. officials intend to keep having talks with representatives from Denmark and Greenland every two to three weeks.
