Denmark reportedly sent troops with explosives to Greenland amid U.S. threat
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Denmark prepared to sabotage Greenland’s airstrips using explosives and carried out blood drives earlier this year amid fears of a potential US invasion, according to a new report by Danish public broadcaster DR.
The measures were said to be part of a contingency plan that included sending troops with explosives to the island in January for possible runway demolition aimed at preventing US planes from landing. euronews in question.
The measures were outlined in the Danish military operations order dated January 13, which the DR said it was reviewing.
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The Greenlandic flag flies in Nuuk, Greenland on January 20, 2026. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
The preparations come as tensions rise over President Donald Trump’s statement that the United States should control Greenland for national security reasons.
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen have repeatedly rejected Trump’s requests to purchase the island.
DR said it based its report on 12 sources at the highest levels of the Danish government and military, as well as sources among Denmark’s allies in France and Germany. BBC in question.
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More Danish soldiers land at Nuuk airport in Greenland, January 19, 2026. (via Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/REUTERS)
“When Trump kept saying he wanted to buy Greenland… we had to take all possible scenarios seriously,” an unnamed Danish military official told DR.
Denmark and some European allies have also deployed troops to Greenland as part of a NATO exercise called Arctic Endurance.
In reality, the distribution was operational, according to sources cited by DR.
The soldiers came equipped not only with standard military equipment, but also medical supplies and explosives, the report said. France, Germany and Sweden also participated in the January deployment.
Despite the preparations, Danish officials tried to avoid escalating tensions with Washington.
Trump announced the signing of a vague “framework” agreement on Greenland with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on January 21, but details remain unclear.
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President Donald Trump, in his statement in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, said that the United States is the only country that can control and secure Greenland. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump said: “I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force. All the United States wants is a place called Greenland.”
On March 17, U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) General Gregory Guillot said: “We are working with Denmark, through the Department of State, to expand some of the authorities contained in the 1951 treaty to provide greater access to different bases in Greenland.”
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At a House Armed Forces hearing on the US military posture and national security challenges in North and South America, he added: “When we look at the increasing threat and the strategic importance of Greenland. But everything we do through NORTHCOM is done through Greenland and Denmark.”
