Sweden's government announced on January 15, 2026, in Stockholm that it will send 100,000 personnel to Greenland to contribute to the defense against potential U.S. troops, in addition to Germany's efforts, according to a report titled "To deter American troops: Sweden sends 100,000..." published over the past 90 minutes from 7:17 PM to 8:47 PM UTC. French soldiers from the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade landed in Greenland during the night from Wednesday, January 14, to Thursday, January 15, following a presidential decision, as stated in a report titled "The French armies are not in unfamiliar territory in Greenland" shared during this reporting window. This Swedish announcement builds on earlier European deployments during the two-hour period ending at 7:17 PM UTC, when France sent 15 troops, Germany 13, Norway 2, Finland 2, the United Kingdom 1, and the Netherlands 1, for a total of 34 personnel, according to Reuters, Bloomberg, and The Guardian via an OpenSourceZone X post. These actions occur amid Arctic tensions stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump's interest in Greenland, following Denmark's refusal to sell the territory as affirmed by politician Lars-Christian Brask earlier on January 15.
