Denmark dispatched additional troops to Greenland as US President Donald Trump declined to rule out using force to seize control of the vast Arctic island.
Several aircraft carrying Danish troops and military equipment landed in Greenland on Monday. The Danish defence forces said a “substantial contribution” of soldiers and the head of the country’s army were flown out to the Greenlandic capital Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq in the west of the autonomous territory, on top of the more than 200 troops already present.
A multinational exercise led by Danish soldiers on the island over the weekend prompted Trump to threaten the eight participating states — including Germany, France and the UK — with additional 10 per cent tariffs from next month.
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