UK, Germany Talk NATO Forces in Greenland to Calm US Threat

WATCH: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged allies to step up their security presence in the High North and recently reached out to leaders including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.Source: Bloomberg

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By Alberto Nardelli, Alex Wickham, and Michael Nienaber

January 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM UTC

Updated on

January 12, 2026 at 12:51 AM UTC

A group of European countries, led by the UK and Germany, is discussing plans for a military presence in Greenland to show US President Donald Trump that the continent is serious about Arctic security and to try to tamp down American threats to take over the self-ruling Danish territory.

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