AtuartigukIllersornissaqarfiup najuunnini annertusivaa iligisallu qanimut suleqatigalugit Kalaallit Nunaanni sungiusarnerit nangittumik ingerlallugit
Nassiussisuuvoq: Nunanut Allanut Ilisimatusarnermullu Naalakkersuisoqarfik
Piffissami aggersumi sungiusarnissat
Issittumi Atlantikullu avannaani najuunnerup annertusinerata ilaatut, Illersornissaqarfiup ullumimiit sungiusarnernik ingerlatanut assigiinngitsunut atatillugu naammassinnissinnaassutsini sakkutuunilu annertusassavai, tamatumalu piffissami aggersumi Kalaallit Nunaanni Kalaallillu Nunaata eqqaani timmisartunik, umiarsuarnik sakkutuunillu, sakkutuut najuunnerisa annertusinerat malitsigissavaa, tassani aamma NATO-mi iligisaneersut ilanngullugit.
Sungiusarnissat 2026-mi makkunannga imaqarsinnaallutik atortuutinik inuiaqatigiinnut pingaarutilinnik paarsineq, Kalaallit Nunaanni oqartussanik ikiuineq, tassani politiit ilanngullugit, iligisat sakkutuuinik ilassiortuineq, timmisartunik malersuutinik Kalaallit Nunaannut Kalaallillu Nunaata eqqaanut inissiineq, sakkutuut umiartortut suliassanik isumaginninnerat.
Issittumi Sakkutooqarfiup Kalaallit Nunaanni innuttaasut ingerlatat pillugit ingerlaavartumik ilisimatittassavai, kiisalu kalaallit oqartussaasuinik ingerlataqartunillu attuumassuteqartunik qanimut oqaloqatiginninnerit ingerlatissavai.
Suliniutinut tunuliaquttat
2025-mi aasaanerani Illersornissaqarfiup Kalaallit Nunaani Kalaallillu Nunaata eqqaani najuunnerminik sungiusarnernillu ingerlataminik, suliniutinik naammassinnissinnaassutsinillu arlalinnik nukittorsaavoq, tassani tassani iligisanit soorlu Tysklandimit, Frankrigimit, Sverigemit Norgimillu ilapittuutit ilanngullugit. Suliniutit imaani, nunami silaannarmilu sakkutuuliinernik kiisalu Kalaallit Nunaanni attaveqaatinik pingaarutilinnik illersuinermik atasunik sungiusarnernik malitseqarput.
Naalakkersuisut Illersornissamullu ministereqarfik piffimmi akuutitsinermik piffimmilu pissutsinik ilisimanninneq qulakkeerniarlugu suliniutinik qanimut suleqatigiinneq nangittumik ingerlappaat.
Nunanut allanut Ilisimatusarnermullu Naalakkersuisoq Vivian Motzfeldt ima oqaaseqarpoq: ”NATO-mi iliginnerup ilaatut Kalaallit Nunaanni Kalaallillu Nunaata eqqaani illersorneqarnerup isumannaatsuunerullu nukittorsarnera, tamatumalu NATO-mi nunat iligisagut qanimut suleqatigalugit pinissaa, Naalakkersuisut qitiusumik pingaartippaat. Illersornissamut ministereqarfik Naalakkersuisullu suliniutinik aallartitsinernik Issittumilu Europamilu iligisanik suleqateqarnermik qanimut suleqatigiipput. Sungiusarnerit aallartinneranni Issittumi Sakkutooqarfiup paasissutsiiffii aqqutigalugit kalaallit innuttaasut ingerlatanik ingerlaavartumik ilisimatinneqartassapput.”
Illersornissamut ministeri Troels Lund Poulsen ima oqaaseqarpoq:
”Issittumi sillimaniarneq Kunngeqarfimmut Issittumilu iligisatsinnut pingaarluinnartuuvoq, taamaammallu iligisagut qanimut suleqatigalugit tamaani ingerlatsisinnaanitsinnik suli nukittorsaanerunissarput pingaaruteqarpoq. 2025-mi taamaaliorpugut, suliniummullu pissusissamisoortumik tapiliussatut 2026-mi suliniuteqarnerit nangillugillu suleqatigiinneq annertusassavarput. Illersornissaqarfiup Issittumi Europamilu nunat iligisat arlallit peqatigalugit sapaatit akunnerini aggersuni piffimmiinnerup qanoq annertusarlugulu Issittumi sungiusarnernik ingerlatat qanoq ingerlanneqarsinnaanerat qulaajaavigissavaat.”
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The Danish Armed Forces expand their presence and continue exercises in Greenland in close cooperation with allies
The geopolitical tensions have spread to the Arctic. The Government of Greenland, and the Danish Ministry of Defence have therefore decided to continue the Danish Armed Forces’ increased exercise activity in Greenland, in close cooperation with NATO allies. From today, there will be an expanded military presence in and around Greenland – in close cooperation with NATO allies. The purpose is to train the ability to operate under the unique Arctic conditions and to strengthen the alliance’s footprint in the Arctic, benefiting both European and transatlantic security.
Forthcoming exercises
As part of the increased presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic, the Danish Armed Forces are, from today, deploying capabilities and units related to the exercise activities. In the period ahead, this will result in an increased military presence in and around Greenland, comprising aircraft, vessels and soldiers, including from NATO allies.
The exercise activities in 2026 could include guarding critical infrastructure, providing assistance to local authorities in Greenland, including the police, receiving allied troops, deploying fighter aircraft in and around Greenland, and conducting naval operations.
Joint Arctic Command will keep citizens of Greenland continuously informed about the activities and engage in close dialogue with relevant Greenlandic authorities and key stakeholders.
Background for the initiatives
In the summer of 2025, the Danish Armed Forces strengthened their presence and exercise activity in and around Greenland with a number of initiatives and capabilities, including contributions from allies such as Germany, France, Sweden and Norway. The initiatives involved the deployment of capabilities at sea, on land, and in the air, as well as exercises related to protection of Greenland’s critical infrastructure.
The Government of Greenland, and the Danish Ministry of Defence continue to collaborate closely on the initiatives to ensure local involvement and insight into local conditions.
Greenland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Research Vivan Motzfeldt states: “As part of the NATO alliance, it is a core priority for the Government of Greenland, that defence and security in and around Greenland are strengthened, and that this is achieved in close cooperation with our NATO allies. The Danish Ministry of Defence and the Government of Greenland, are working closely together to launch initiatives and cooperation among both our Arctic and European allies. Once the exercises commence, the Greenlandic people will be kept continuously informed about the activities via Joint Arctic Command’s platforms.”
Danish Minister for Defence Troels Lund Poulsen states:
“Security in the Arctic is of crucial importance to the Kingdom of Denmark and our Arctic allies, and it is therefore important that we, in close cooperation with allies, further strengthen our ability to operate in the region. We did this in 2025, and as a natural extension of these efforts, we will continue and expand the cooperation in 2026. The Danish Armed Forces, together with a number of Arctic and European allies, will explore in the coming weeks how an increased presence and exercise activity in the Arctic can be implemented in practice.”