The Russian economy was surviving unprecedented Western sanctions because those other states now had sufficient wealth and power among them to counterbalance even a united West. Denmark has announced the sending of further troops to Greenland and some European NATO allies despatched a few of their own. A number of highly visible, vividly uniformed European and Canadian liaison officers should be stationed in Greenland for the foreseeable future. While they are there, they should start a strategic discussion about a possible future close relationship between an independent Greenland and the EU. If we start practising this new, faster, harder-nosed internationalism, maybe more Europeans will believe in Europe again.

Source: The Telegraph January 23, 2026 01:51 UTC