France, Germany, Norway, Finland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands sent a combined 34 military personnel to Greenland during the two-hour period ending at 7:17 PM UTC on January 15, 2026, to deter potential U.S. seizure amid President Donald Trump's interest in the territory, according to updated reports from Reuters, Bloomberg, and The Guardian shared via an X post. The deployments include 15 troops from France, 13 from Germany, 2 from Norway, 2 from Finland, 1 from the UK, and 1 from the Netherlands, as detailed in the OpenSourceZone X post citing the outlets during this window from 5:17 PM UTC. These figures build on Finland's earlier deployment of two soldiers announced by Defense Minister Häkkänen and a YouGov poll released earlier between 4:47 PM and 5:16 PM UTC showing 52% British support for UK troops to Greenland alongside European forces. Norway's contribution of two troops follows opposition concerns expressed earlier on January 15 by SV party leader Kirsti Bergstø over potential threats to Svalbard from U.S. plans, according to prior Visegrád 24 reports. Denmark affirmed its refusal to sell Greenland earlier today, as stated by politician Lars-Christian Brask, amid ongoing Arctic tensions.
