The Canadian government is weighing the deployment of soldiers to Greenland as a show of NATO solidarity with Denmark, The Globe and Mail reported over the past hour between 9:17 p.m. and 10:16 p.m. UTC on January 18, 2026. The consideration follows U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of tariffs on NATO allies pursuing collective security in the High North, including Greenland, which UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed in an afternoon call with Trump, according to a Downing Street readout cited in previous reports from earlier on January 18. In a related development during the same period, a person in the crowd yelled "Leave Greenland alone!" during the U.S. national anthem before an NBA game in London, prompting loud cheers from the British audience, as captured in a video shared on X by @RpsAgainstTrump. These events build on multinational military exercises earlier on January 18 involving troops from France, Norway, the United Kingdom, and Sweden in Greenland, where they met Joint Arctic Command commander Major General Søren Andersen, according to the Danish armed forces Forsvaret. Additional context includes the United Kingdom's Commando Helicopter Force ramping up Operation Clockwork in northern Norway with Norwegian forces over the preceding hour to prepare for Exercise Cold Response 2026, as announced by Joint Force Command Norfolk.
