Denmark sent a number of troops to Greenland to defend against U.S. President Donald Trump between 10:16 p.m. and 11:16 p.m. UTC on January 19, 2026, according to an X post by @Breaking911. Unusual activity appeared in Nuuk, Greenland, during the same period, as shown in an X post by @cguld captioned "Nuuk, Greenland right now. This is not normal." EU leaders are "desperately searching for an off-ramp from the standoff" with President Trump over Greenland and ruled out using the EU's "trade bazooka" in a private meeting of the European Parliament's largest party EPP today, POLITICO reported in X posts by @FaytuksNetwork. A senior EU diplomat stated the EU is shifting to be "stronger and firmer" while signaling deescalation publicly and seeking to influence Republicans in Congress. These developments follow Denmark's earlier deployment of a large number of troops and the Danish Army Chief's landing with combat troops in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, as reported by TV2 and @RapidReport2025. France deployed the frigate Amiral Ronarc'h to the High North between 9:46 p.m. and 10:16 p.m. UTC to support Denmark and allies including Greenland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Spain, according to @Etienne_Marcuz.
