The EU’s top general Robert Brieger has suggested sending troops from the bloc to Greenland:
“In my view, it would make perfect sense not only to station US forces in Greenland, as has been the case to date, but also to consider stationing EU soldiers there in the future. That would send a strong signal and could contribute to stability in the region.”
The Danes last month boosted defence spending for the island and two weeks ago admitted they “have neglected for many years to make the necessary investments in ships and in aircraft that will help monitor our kingdom.“ It would be of little surprise if Danish troops were stationed on Greenland in the near future…
The UK and Denmark are very close defence partners with co-operation in the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force and numerous additional bilateral ties. Among those is a commitment from a joint declaration in 2021 to deploy British troops to Danish territory in a “crisis“:
“The UK and Denmark will cooperate on and train Host Nation Support to ensure fast deployment of UK forces through Danish territory in case of crises.”
There is no small chance that Downing Street may be put into the awkward position of deciding whether to deploy British soldiers to Greenland on Denmark’s request, potentially to the ire of the Trump administration. Starmer’s cakeist positioning on the US and Europe would be put into sharp focus there…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”