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German minister said US move to capture Greenland would put NATO in an ‘unprecedented’ position
In other reactions German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said any move by the United States to take control of Greenland would be an unprecedented situation for NATO. He echoes earlier warnings from EU defense commissioner Andrius Kubilius.
“At least we can say that This would be an unprecedented situation in the history of NATO and the history of any defense alliance in the world.” he said at a press conference in Berlin yesterday.
Denmark will increase its military presence in Greenland, will discuss ‘increasing activities’ with NATO
Denmark will “strengthen” its military presence in Greenland following US criticism of its defense investments there, the country’s defense minister Troels Lund Poulsen said.
In his statement to the AFP news agency, Poulsen said:
“We will continue to strengthen our military presence in Greenland“But we will focus more on more exercises within NATO and increasing NATO’s presence in the Arctic.”
added this Denmark was in “an ongoing dialogue with its Allies about new and increased activities in 2026.”
Minister says France will open consulate in Greenland to send ‘political signal’
Meanwhile, As France announced plans to open a consulate in Greenland next month, the country’s foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, said it aimed to send a “political signal” amid US President Donald Trump’s growing interest in the region.
Barrot told French broadcaster RTL: The decision to open the consulate was taken last summer. when president Emmanuel Macron According to AFP, he visited Greenland for support.
“On my behalf, I went there at the end of August to plan for the consulate to open on February 6th.he said.
“His A political signal associated with the desire for a greater presence in GreenlandIncluding the scientific field.”
“GReenland does not want to be owned, managed, or integrated into the United States. “Greenland preferred Denmark, NATO, the (European) Union,” he said.
Morning opening: ‘This is their problem’
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US president Donald Trump has sparked fresh concerns about Greenland’s future after the region’s prime minister brazenly dismissed the US by saying: “I don’t know anything about him, but this is going to be a big problem for him.”
Asked about by Jens-Frederik Nielsen Trump said in the statement that Greenland would choose Denmark instead of the USA:
“I don’t agree with him. I don’t know who he is. I don’t know anything about him. But this will be a big problem for him.”
His The comments came hours before key talks in Washington between the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland and the vice president of the United States, J.D. Vanceand the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.
Rising tensions between the two historical allies are also having very tangible effects on their relations.including tourism.
According to the latest data from travel industry group Rejs, The number of trips by Danish citizens to the United States is halved in 2025.
“We’ve never seen this before. Totally extraordinary. “We have never seen such a huge decline in any major destination before,” said director Niels Amstrup. Quote from DR.
I will bring it to you Our news about the US meeting and European reactions to Greenland. As the latest updates on Ukraine and other important European issues.
His Wednesday, January 14, 2026, his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
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