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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Philipp Jenne

Denmark leads an exercise in Greenland, with Russia in mind at a time of tensions with the US

Greenland Military Exercise - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Denmark is leading a military exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in Greenland, a maneuver that coincides with months of tensions over the Trump administration's desire for U.S. jurisdiction over the vast Arctic territory.

The Arctic Light 2025 exercise, which follows maneuvers with identical or similar titles in previous years, involves more than 550 service members from Denmark and NATO allies France, Germany, Sweden and Norway, according to the Danish military.

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