Germany has announced it will send troops to Greenland for the first time, along with Sweden and Norway. It's part of measures to boost defenses on the Arcti...
Which is enough for the purpose. Denmark invited to come together and talk about ways to support Greenland. So they are not there to defend (yet), but to survey and get an idea of the conditions.
This, and it’s also a form of deterrence in itself. It means that if the US attacks Greenland, they’ll potentially have to kill not just Danish, but also German, French etc soldiers, permanently fucking up relations with those countries beyond repair.
I can already hear Merz:
Yes 12 german soldiers died in this very complex situation. But, now is not the time to overreact. The americans are very reliable partners and we should not endanger this relationship just because a view soldiers were killed by accident.
Which is enough for the purpose. Denmark invited to come together and talk about ways to support Greenland. So they are not there to defend (yet), but to survey and get an idea of the conditions.
This, and it’s also a form of deterrence in itself. It means that if the US attacks Greenland, they’ll potentially have to kill not just Danish, but also German, French etc soldiers, permanently fucking up relations with those countries beyond repair.
I can already hear Merz: Yes 12 german soldiers died in this very complex situation. But, now is not the time to overreact. The americans are very reliable partners and we should not endanger this relationship just because a view soldiers were killed by accident.