The move by Sweden and Denmark comes as tensions with the US have escalated over President Donald Trump’s push to acquire the island
Sweden and Denmark will send a group of warplanes to take part in a NATO exercise centering on Greenland and the Arctic, officials in both countries have announced. The move comes as US President Donald Trump presses the EU on handing over control of the island to Washington, citing national security concerns.
On Friday, speaking ahead of the Munich Security Conference, Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said Copenhagen would deploy four F-35 fighter jets to NATO’s Arctic Sentry mission. He stressed that the US-made jets would “strengthen the overall presence in the region,” adding that the US was also expected to contribute to the mission.
A day earlier, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson confirmed the country’s participation in the exercise, saying Stockholm would contribute JAS 39 Gripen aircraft “in the area around Iceland and Greenland.” In a separate statement, the Swedish military said an unspecified number of ground troops would also be deployed to the island.
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