Germany sent non-NATO soldiers from its Mountain Infantry Brigade 23 to Greenland over the past 58 minutes, according to Bild, while Danish Foreign Minister Løkke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt stated following a White House meeting earlier today that Denmark rejects threats to its territorial integrity and seeks continued U.S. cooperation without ownership. Rasmussen said Denmark “continues to believe that the long-term security of Greenland can be secured inside the current framework,” deeming “any ideas that would not respect the territorial integrity of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people” to be “totally unacceptable,” adding “we therefore still have a fundamental disagreement, but we also agree to disagree,” according to posts on X by ralakbar during this period. The Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs stated the aim is to find common ground after a frank discussion on securing Greenland, noting President Donald Trump made his opinion clear as did Denmark, that any threat against the Kingdom of Denmark’s territorial integrity is unacceptable, but talks will continue, per a post on X by chrisdguise in the reporting window. Motzfeldt emphasized that “it’s very important... to strengthen our cooperation with United States. But that doesn’t mean that we want to be owned by a United States,” according to ralakbar on X over the past hour. These statements follow the White House meeting between U.S. Vice President JD Vance and a delegation led by Rasmussen, which concluded earlier in the afternoon of January 14, 2026, according to prior White House statements and sentdefender on X. Germany's deployment comes after Sweden sent Armed Forces officers to Greenland today for the Danish exercise Operation Arctic Endurance, as confirmed by the Swedish Prime Minister's office on X.
