Denmark sends more troops to Greenland amid tensions with Trump
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Nordic country dispatches ‘substantial contribution’ of troops to the Arctic territory amid standoff with Washington.
Denmark has sent additional troops to Greenland amid United States President Donald Trump’s threats to take control of the self-governing Danish territory.
The chief of the Royal Danish Army, Peter Boysen, and a “substantial contribution” of soldiers landed in Kangerlussuaq in western Greenland on Monday evening, public broadcaster DR and other Danish media reported.
Public broadcaster TV2 reported that 58 Danish troops landed in the Arctic territory, joining about 60 others dispatched earlier to participate in ongoing multinational military exercises, dubbed Operation Arctic Endurance.
Denmark’s Ministry of Defence and the Danish Armed Forces did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The deployment came hours after Trump declined to rule out using military force to take control of the vast, mineral-rich Arctic territory, which the US president claims is vital to Washington’s security.
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