Both Norway and Sweden send defense personnel to Greenland.
This was announced by Sweden's Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, and Norway's Minister of Defense, Tore Sandvik, respectively.
The same applies to Germany and France, writes the AFP news agency.
Several officers from the Swedish army will arrive in Greenland on Wednesday.
The Swedish Prime Minister writes this in a post on X.
According to the Prime Minister, Sweden sent the officers at the request of Denmark.
The Swedish group is part of a larger team from several allied countries, it says.
Together, the foreign forces are part of the Danish exercise Operation Arctic Endurance, writes Kristersson.
In a post on Facebook, Arctic Command writes that the Armed Forces will continue the increased presence in the Arctic in 2026 together with allies.
- Already today, two C-130J transport aircraft from the Danish Armed Forces are landing in Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq, respectively, with colleagues from the Danish Armed Forces and from allied countries to the Arctic Command, who will support the preparation of the exercise activity, it says.
The purpose of the presence, according to the announcement, is to strengthen "the ability to operate in Arctic conditions" and thus strengthen NATO.
Norway has also decided to send two people from the Norwegian Defense Force to Greenland.
This was stated by the Norwegian Minister of Defense, Tore Sandvik, to the Norwegian media VG.
The purpose of the Norwegian envoys, according to the minister, is to "map further cooperation between the allies".
According to CNN, Germany's Ministry of Defense says it is sending a "reconnaissance team" of 13 military personnel to Greenland.
They will participate in a "fact-finding mission" from January 15 to 17, according to a statement from the German ministry, the media outlet writes.
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