Swedish Commander-in-Chief Michael Claesson stated between 2:16 PM and 3:16 PM UTC on January 14, 2026, that the Greenland dispute represents a weakness Russian President Vladimir Putin can exploit to test NATO with a military attack at the right time. Claesson, known as ÖB, described the argument over Greenland as such an opportunity, according to the report issued during this 59-minute period. This assessment comes amid Denmark's ongoing military deployments to Greenland, where a vanguard arrived earlier today to prepare for reinforcements. Denmark is holding discussions with European allies on providing additional military support to Greenland, as reported by DR, Denmark's public broadcaster, in coverage prior to this window. The advance unit on the ground is coordinating preparations for allied forces. These developments build on DR's earlier confirmations of Danish Armed Forces vanguard arrival between 11:46 AM and 12:16 PM UTC, following advance troops and equipment deployed between 11:16 AM and 11:46 AM UTC to ready sites for the larger force.
