Denmark plans to allocate additional funds to strengthen his military presence in the Arctic because of US President Donald Trump's threats to control Greenland. According to Reuters , Copenhagen will allocate 14.6 billion Danish crowns (about $ 2.05 billion) to expand their defense opportunities in this strategically important region.
These steps are a response to Trump's intentions to establish control over the island of Greenland owned by Denmark and which is of great strategic importance. This issue was raised during Trump's presidency when he discussed the possibility of buying Greenland from Denmark, which caused considerable political tension.
After more than ten years of declining, Denmark in 2024 announced the allocation of 190 billion Danish crowns (approximately $ 26 billion) for the needs of the Armed Forces over the next 10 years. Some of these funds will be aimed at enhancing military presence in the Arctic, which becomes an important arena of rivalry of the great states through climate change and increasing strategic importance.
To date, Denmark has limited military potential to protect Greenland, which is a huge but difficult accessible island. There are only four old inspection vessels, a challenger aircraft and 12 patrols on dog reservoirs in Denmark. However, Copenhagen now plans to modernize his forces.
Denmark's Defense Minister Troyels Lund Polesen has announced that some of the new investments would be to buy three new Arctic fleet ships, an increase in the number of drones of long -range surveillance from two to four, and to launch new satellite systems for monitoring.
