INITIAL DEPLOYMENT APPEARS SMALL
Danish Overseas Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen stated on Wednesday about 200 US troops have been stationed in Greenland, which has a inhabitants of round 57,000.
The dimensions of the planned European military build-up has not been made public, however preliminary deployments seem small.
The German Armed Forces have been deploying a reconnaissance staff of 13, first to Copenhagen, earlier than heading on to Greenland with Danish personnel. Late on Wednesday, a Danish Air Pressure airplane landed at Nuuk airport and personnel in navy fatigues disembarked.
Sweden was sending three officers, and Norway two. Olivier Poivre d’Arvor, France’s ambassador to the Poles, stated France was sending about 15 mountain specialists.
“A primary staff of French navy personnel is already on the bottom and might be bolstered within the coming days by land, air and naval belongings,” French President Emmanuel Macron stated.
France and the European Union as an entire have to be “unyielding in upholding territorial sovereignty”, he added.
One British officer was becoming a member of the reconnaissance group. The Netherlands stated it could ship one officer from its navy. Poland stated it could not ship troopers.
The European military deployment to Greenland sends two messages to the US administration, stated Marc Jacobsen, an affiliate professor on the Royal Danish Defence School.
“… One is to discourage, is to indicate that ‘for those who determine to do one thing militarily, we’re able to defend Greenland’,” he informed Reuters. “And the opposite goal is to say: ‘Properly, we take your critique significantly, we improve our presence, maintain our sovereignty, and enhance surveillance over Greenland.'”
After assembly US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday, Rasmussen and Greenland’s international minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, stated the US and Denmark would type a working group to debate issues concerning the island.
Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, reiterated on Fb on Thursday that the island didn’t need to be ruled by, or owned by, the USA, and that it could stay a part of Denmark and the NATO alliance.
“Now just isn’t the time for inside discussions. Now could be the time for unity, calm and duty. I am following the state of affairs carefully, and I stand with you to take care of Greenland,” he stated.
