They landed in Nuuk during the night the first French soldiers, vanguard of the mission Arctic Endurance: a way, meanwhile, to make the message addressed to explicit Donald TrumpBut the cold shower from Washington was not long in coming: the presence of European troops, the White House cut short, will not affect the tycoon's decisions. Trump, in short, is not changing his mind, Greenland remains a tempting "platform" to many and Moscow he doesn't hide his worries.
European troops arrive in Greenland
Indeed, it remained without effect overseas – under the incessant pressure of the strategic “need” of the United States to get your hands on Greenland – the continental initiative ended up instead making the thermometer rise rapidly in RussiaThe Arctic has already entered a phase of “accelerated militarization” by NATO, the Kremlin has attacked through its embassy in Belgium, expressing “serious concern” about the allied mobilization in the Far North.
“Dialogue and diplomacy are the right path,” he reiterated. Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, in a new call for moderation in the aftermath of the failed summit in Washington with US Vice President J.D. Vance, supported by the Secretary of State Marco RubioA meeting followed shortly after by Trump's words, always convinced that Copenhagen cannot be fully relied upon to protect the world's largest island from the Russian and Chinese threatA solution to the future governance of the overseas territory "will be found," was the only sign of openness filtered through from the White House occupant, without specifying a deadline. After sending the first team of high-mountain specialists and alpine hunters, Paris is ready to step up the pace: in the "coming days," he announced. Emmanuel Macron In addition to the Armed Forces from the Istres base, "other land, air and sea vehicles" will also arrive in Greenland.
Greenland: Why Italy Won't Send Troops
An escalation accompanied, however, by other much more modest contributions: the Netherlands they will send only one officer of the Royal Navy, the Finland two military liaisons. A deployment in fits and starts on which Italy remains cold“What are one hundred, two hundred, or three hundred soldiers of any nationality doing? It sounds like the beginning of a joke,” observed the Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, dismissing the race for mini-contingents as a meaningless contest. "It's not a competition to see who can send the most troops around the world," he emphasized, instead urging NATO to "coordinate" in a scenario where it is necessary to "unite, not divide." In keeping with the caution already expressed regarding the Ukrainian dossier in view of a possible post-war scenario, Rome thus once again excludes the sending of troops“We are all in NATO,” the Foreign Minister also recalled. Antonio Tajani, on the eve of the presentation of the Italian strategy on the Arctic (scheduled for Friday 16 January), calling for dialogue and saying he was convinced that a military intervention ordered by the tycoon "is not on the horizon".
Greenland: Russia and China push for more
" Denmark can count on us, politically and financially,” he reiterated Cyprus the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in an attempt to reassure the Danish Prime Minister Puts Frederiksen, giving voice to the support that has been echoing across major European capitals for days. A message of unity accompanied by the security line that Berlin is attempting to bring back to shared ground with Washington: “Russia and China are increasing” their military footprint in the Arctic and, warned the minister Boris Pistorius, "NATO will not allow it." Once the reconnaissance phase is concluded, the allies could still evaluate a leap in scale with the launch of the operation. Arctic SentryA first meeting between Secretary General Mark Rutte and the ministers of Copenhagen and Nuuk is expected on January 19 in Brussels. Later, in a rapidly changing strategic landscape, the Allied Defence chiefs will meet on 12 FebruaryEuropean law remains a safety net against US aggression: Greenland is covered by the mutual aid clause of the EU Treaties. This protection, they point out in Brussels, is currently only a background issue.
Gaza, Trump announces the Peace Council
Meanwhile, in a tourbillon continuous series of statements ranging from Greenland to Venezuela to the Middle East, Trump returned to talk about Gaza and announced the formation of a “Peace Council” for Gaza, a key element of the second phase of the US-backed plan to end the war in the Palestinian territories. "It is a great honor for me to announce that the Peace Council has been formed," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, adding that the body's members will be announced "shortly."
“I can confidently say that this is the largest and most prestigious Council ever to meet at any time and in any place,” Trump said. The creation of the council comes shortly after the announcement of a 15-member Palestinian technical committee, charged with managing the day-to-day governance of post-war Gaza. The committee will work under the supervision of the Peace Council, which Trump has said he intends to lead as president. The plan also includes sending a International Stabilization Force to help protect Gaza and train skilled Palestinian police units. “The ball is now in the court of the mediators, the American guarantor and the international community to strengthen the committee,” he declared on Thursday Bassem Naim, among the leaders of Hamas.
