Starmer considering sending military to Greenland as Trump ratchets up rhetoric
Source: The Independent
Sunday 11 January 2026 23:48 EST
Sir Keir Starmer is considering sending British troops to Greenland as Donald Trumps rhetoric over snatching the Danish territory continues to ratchet up.
It comes just days after the prime minister committed to sending troops into Ukraine as the core of the coalition of the willing to guarantee the peace, with former senior military top brass questioning whether the UK has enough personnel.
The revelation comes after former Obama assistant secretary of state Frank Rose told The Independent that Mr Trumps actions threaten to undermine US defence in the region and lead to allies turning on him.
President Trump has insisted he wants control over Greenland and has not ruled out the prospect of using military force to seize the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/politics/greenland-starmer-trump-military-arctic-b2898311.html
SamKnause
(14,725 posts)Thank you for fighting the evil that has over taken the U.S.
Irish_Dem
(79,926 posts)Never thought I would see this day.
Putin is thrilled.
bucolic_frolic
(54,083 posts)but this is a serious mismatch in the making.
Fla Dem
(27,431 posts)but with resources he wants for his friends.
He does not have the power to do that without Congressional approval. Congress has to grow some balls and start pushing back on this warmonger. Should have been impeached after his invasion of Venezuela.
OldBaldy1701E
(10,231 posts)But...
BumRushDaShow
(165,932 posts)But he was still in office as (fake) President then, until January 20th, 2021 at noon.
Fla Dem
(27,431 posts)BumRushDaShow
(165,932 posts)angrychair
(11,713 posts)The level of fucked we are cannot be understated. I spent many years of my life in Italy, including all four years high school, and I was born in the Netherlands.
Europe was my retirement plan and now this fucking asshole has destroyed that and I could not possibly be more bitter and angry.
Not to mention the death and destruction this will cause for everyone.
I am literally in tears typing this. I cannot believe it's come to this. That this fucking idiot is going to start a world war. Absolutely insane.
progressoid
(52,602 posts)Humiliate him!
Fiendish Thingy
(22,097 posts)Miguelito Loveless
(5,433 posts)DO!