If the United States invades Greenland, Denmark will not be able to defend itself. Most of its heavy ground combat equipment was transferred to Ukraine, writes Roitiso.

Journalists note that Denmark spent $9.9 billion on weapons last year.. The country currently has only 17,000 soldiers.

In turn, the United States has the world's largest defense budget. The country spent $948 billion on defense last year.. Their armed forces number 1.3 million personnel and some of them are currently stationed in Greenland.

A senior fellow at the Danish Institute of International Studies noted that if Trump actually carried out his threat to annex Greenland by force, " Americans would be at the helm"

For the first time, statements by newly elected US President Donald Trump regarding Greenland were made during his first stay in the White House.. At the time, he said he was considering buying Greenland and even canceled a state trip to Denmark after local officials said the autonomous territory was not for sale.. Later, in December 2024, the newly elected president again made it clear that he wanted Greenland to be under US control.

Repeated statements were made in early January 2025. To this, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen noted that the island of Greenland belongs to its inhabitants.

High-ranking officials from European countries condemned Donald Trump's statements regarding territorial claims to Greenland, which belongs to Denmark..

The media write that the words of the US President-elect "

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed surprise at Trump's comments regarding Greenland and Canada. He noted that European partners unanimously defend the inviolability of borders.

The Kremlin also reacted to these words. In particular, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that Europe is afraid of 47 US President Donald Trump, therefore it “timidly” reacts to the American’s ideas on Greenland.