{"id":1347206,"date":"2026-01-21T12:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/greenland-is-preparing-for-a-possible-us-invasion-what-measures-are-being-taken\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T12:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:54:18","slug":"greenland-is-preparing-for-a-possible-us-invasion-what-measures-are-being-taken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/greenland-is-preparing-for-a-possible-us-invasion-what-measures-are-being-taken\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenland is preparing for a possible US invasion: what measures are being taken"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Amidst US President Donald Trump&#8217;s statements regarding possible control over Greenland, the island&#8217;s authorities are beginning to plan security measures in the event of a military conflict, even if it currently seems unlikely.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-01-20\/greenland-leader-tells-people-to-prepare-for-possible-invasion?srnd=homepage-europe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was announced by<\/a> Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Bloomberg reports.<\/p>\n<p> According to Nielsen, the government is forming a special working group to coordinate the actions of all local services and authorities in case of emergencies. The population is advised to have a 5-day supply of food at home and prepare for possible disruptions in daily life.<\/p>\n<p> Greenland&#8217;s Finance Minister and former leader of the island, Mute B. Egede, noted that Greenland is under &#8220;significant pressure&#8221; and the authorities must be prepared for any development, including military. Nielsen added that the likelihood of direct conflict is still low, but it cannot be completely ruled out.<\/p>\n<p> Thus, even if an invasion is unlikely, the Greenland authorities are already stepping up preparations to ensure the safety of residents and the stability of the island&#8217;s infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p> As a reminder, US President Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/ostriv-potriben-dlia-oborony-tramp-pidtverdyv-stratehichnyy-interes-ssha-do-hrenlandii\/\">Trump has confirmed the strategic importance of Greenland to the security of the United States.<\/a> According to him, the island plays a key role in countering the growing activity of Russia and China in the Arctic.<\/p>\n<p> Meanwhile, the administration of US President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/administratsiia-trampa-hotuie-uhodu-shchodo-hrenlandii\/\">is preparing a draft agreement on Greenland<\/a> , which it plans to propose to the island&#8217;s authorities. Washington is discussing the possibility of concluding a Free Association Agreement with Greenland and the United States.<\/p>\n<p> At the same time, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen appealed to Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/prem-ierka-danii-zaklykala-trampa-prypynyty-pohrozy-shchodo-zakhoplennia-hrenlandii\/\">to stop making statements about the possible seizure of Greenland<\/a> . She emphasized that talk of annexing Greenland is baseless.<\/p>\n<p> As reported, amid the US president&#8217;s statements regarding the seizure of Greenland, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/sytuatsiia-navkolo-hrenlandii-zahostriuietsia-daniia-vidpravliaie-na-ostriv-tekhniku-i-viyskovykh\/\">the Danish authorities are sending military equipment and defense forces to the island.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> It should be noted that Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen stated that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/ssha-ta-daniia-ne-diyshly-zghody-shchodo-hrenlandii-storony-domovylysia-pro-podalshi-obhovorennia\/\">Copenhagen and Washington failed to reach an agreement on Greenland.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> European countries subsequently reacted to US President Donald Trump&#8217;s decision to impose additional tariffs on eight European countries over their stance on Greenland. <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/zhodna-pohroza-ne-vplyne-na-nas-yevropa-rizko-vidpovila-na-ultymatum-trampa-shchodo-hrenlandii\/\">The European Union announced that it was preparing a coordinated response and supporting Denmark.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> By the way, Trump sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gar St\u00f8re, in which he stated <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/ne-daly-nobelivsku-premiiu-tomu-ne-budu-dumaty-lyshe-pro-myr-tramp-napysav-lyst-prem-ieru-norvehii-shchodo-hrenlandii\/\">the need for full and absolute US control over Greenland<\/a> . According to him, without this the world will not be safe. In the letter, Donald Trump linked his position with the decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize. He stated that after this he no longer feels obliged to think exclusively about peace, but focuses on the interests of the United States of America.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst US President Donald Trump&#8217;s statements regarding possible control over Greenland, the island&#8217;s authorities are beginning to plan security measures in the event of a military conflict, even if it currently seems unlikely. This was announced by Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Bloomberg reports. According to Nielsen, the government is forming a special working group [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":1340873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76870,76871,76872],"class_list":["post-1347206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","category-news-2","category-news-feed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1347206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1347206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1347206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1340873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1347206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1347206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}