Denmark deploys first-ever troops to Greenland amid Trump pressure

Denmark has deployed conscripts to Greenland for the first time in recent history, bolstering its Arctic presence amid U.S. pressure to acquire the territory.

According to Reuters, the soldiers are part of a new extended conscription programme and are training in Arctic Endurance, a cold-weather exercise under NATO’s Arctic Sentry mission. Copenhagen has pledged billions to strengthen

Arctic defences after admitting years of underinvestment. President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed to acquire Greenland, a claim Denmark and Greenland have firmly rejected. Russia has criticised NATO’s growing Arctic activity as a security threat.