Germany’s defence ministry said the aim was to “explore the framework conditions for possible military contributions to support Denmark in ensuring security in the region”. Part of the territory “has been included in Washington’s arbitrarily defined sphere of US interests”, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday that “a working group” was being set up to discuss how Arctic security could be improved. “However, this does not change the fact that there is a fundamental disagreement, because the American ambition to take over Greenland remains intact. The prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland will meet a visiting US congressional delegation later today and tomorrow in Copenhagen, their offices said.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 15, 2026 21:14 UTC