Overview
- Danish broadcaster DR reviewed a January 13 operational order, drafted after a U.S. action in Venezuela, that organized the island’s defense.
- Forces were moved under the cover of the NATO exercise Arctic Endurance, with a Danish regiment and special forces joined by French, German, Norwegian and Swedish units that sources said were deployed for deterrence rather than training.
- Danish troops reportedly carried explosives to disable key runways at Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq and brought blood supplies for potential casualties, a detail corroborated by the Financial Times.
- L’Express reports, citing DR, that Denmark also rushed F‑35 fighters to Greenland to complicate any airlift, though authorities have not confirmed these measures.
- Tensions later eased after outreach at Davos and NATO engagement, while Danish and Greenlandic officials have declined public comment on the reported preparations.