Nielsen said that Greenland’s government was preparing an information campaign for its people, including guidelines on what individuals can do, including a recommendation to have at least five days of food in their homes.
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said late Tuesday the island and its people should be prepared for “everything,” not ruling out a U.S. military action, reports CNBC.
Speaking at a news conference, Nielsen said that while the scenario was unlikely, Greenland has to be prepared as “the other side” has not ruled out the use of military force, in an apparent reference to the United States.
“It is not likely that there will be a use of military force, but it has not been ruled out yet. This leader from the other side has made it very clear that it is not ruled out. And therefore we must, of course, be prepared for everything,” he said.
Nielsen said Greenland’s government was preparing an information campaign for its people, including guidelines on what individuals can do, such as a recommendation to have at least 5 days of food in their homes.
Greenland will also form an emergency response team comprising departments from municipal authorities, the police, and Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command.
“We must emphasize that we are in a difficult, a difficult time, a stressful time, and we cannot rule out that it can escalate even [to something] worse,” Nielsen said.
Trump on Tuesday refused to detail the actions he would take to realize his aim of seizing Greenland. “You’ll find out,” he said in response to a question on how far he would go to acquire the Arctic island.
Denmark’s armed forces put out releases of European and Danish military training in Greenland, and said that it was “strengthening its presence in Greenland and the North Atlantic.”
“The increased presence in Greenland is a consequence of the changed security policy situation, which places new demands on the defence of the Arctic and the North Atlantic by Denmark and NATO,” the armed forces said.
