Italy's Defense Minister Guido Crosetto stated during the reporting window ending at 11:16 AM UTC on January 17, 2026, that deploying 100, 200 or 300 soldiers to Greenland would be a 'joke' or irony without a clear framework, according to an X post by L_ThinkTank. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for a coordinated NATO presence in the region to counter external interference, without committing Italian military forces, as reported in the same update over the past 90 minutes. US Senate Democrat Chris Coons warned in Copenhagen that actions causing Danes to question US reliability as a NATO ally would deter other countries from seeking alliance with the United States, according to Sky News, while meeting Greenland and Danish officials. This Italian position contrasts with recent deployments by other NATO nations, including Denmark's 150 troops, France's 15 soldiers with reinforcements, and Germany's 13-person reconnaissance team in Greenland, as reported earlier today by InsiderGeo on X. Additional nations such as Sweden, Norway, Finland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Belgium have also stationed or plan to station officers there for NATO exercise preparations, per updates from the prior reporting period ending at 9:46 AM UTC.
