At a press conference on Wednesday, he said that "tensions have reached the Arctic," and that this has led the Danish government to increase the military's presence.
Lund Poulsen, however, downplays talk of escalation, saying "it is nothing new" and pointing to previous military exercises on the island. But according to him, strengthening Greenland's defense is important.
"It is a clear priority for the government," he says.
The Danish effort is being carried out together with "NATO allies", but the minister did not want to say which ones.
"The countries themselves can announce their participation. Before I came here I saw that the Swedish government had done so," he said, referring to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's (M) statements on X that "some officers" will help Denmark.
Norway is also sending two military personnel.
Commander-in-Chief Michael Wiggers Hyldgaard said at the press conference that the operation includes exercises "on land, at sea and in the air." He said that an attack from another NATO country is a "hypothetical question."
But the order is that if attacked, you must defend the Kingdom of Denmark.
He did not want to say how large the effort is, in terms of soldiers. He only said that it "will fluctuate."
