Military personnel and equipment from Denmark, Britain, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands began arriving in Greenland over the 58-minute period ending at 12:45 AM UTC on January 17, 2026, as an advance team to coordinate a full allied force deployment for the Dutch-led Arctic Sentry exercise bolstering defenses with aircraft, ships, and troops, according to @sentdefender on X. The exercise aims to strengthen the defense of Greenland and the Arctic region through multinational contributions, as stated in the X post. These arrivals build on prior European soldier deployments to Nuuk Airport earlier on January 16, including German troops around 7:46 PM UTC and Danish-F-35 training off Greenland's east coast supported by French refueling, per previous reports citing KNR, DR.dk, and Forsvaret. In related developments, President Donald Trump responded to a journalist's question on Greenland—'Mr. President, do you commit not to intervene militarily against NATO partners?'—with 'I'm not talking about it,' according to @restitutorII on X during the same period. Denmark’s Arctic commander Andersen had stated earlier on January 16 that Russia poses a greater threat than the US while dismissing NATO ally conflicts, as reported by Reuters. Ongoing NATO activities involve France, Norway, the United Kingdom, and Sweden, according to Forsvaret.
