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Greenland and Canada strengthens mineral and energy cooperation
On Monday, Greenland and Canada signed a letter of intent on the strengthened cooperation on critical minerals and energy.
The agreement has strategic and economic significance for both parties, writes Greenland's government, Naalakkersuisut.
"The cooperation will lead to a better understanding of our natural resources and increased economic activity. Lately, Greenland has been the subject of international attention. This agreement cements the importance of strong alliances and partnerships," says Naaja Nathanielsen (IA), Greenland's Naalakkersuisoq (minister) of Industry, Raw Materials, Mining, Energy, Law Enforcement and Equality.
Jens-Frederik Nielsen says no to Trump's hospital ship
The Greenlandic Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, says 'no, thanks' to US President Donald Trump's hospital ship.
Trump said he would dispatch a hospital ship in a social media post to bring health services to Greenland.
Jens-Frederik Nielsen responded by saying 'no, thanks' and that Greenland has free healthcare and that "This is a conscious decision and a fundamental part of our society."
The US Special Envoy to Greenland, Jeff Landry, reacted strongly to Nielsen's response. He says Nielsen should be ashamed and that Donald Trump and America care in a post on X.
Asians ensure population growth in Greenland
278 Asians arrived in Greenland in 2025, contributing to an increase in the overall population of 198.
This is reported by Sermitsiaq.
At the end of the year, 56,740 people were living in the country. The number of people with Danish citizenship continues to decline, as it has for six consecutive years. In addition, the number of people born in Greenland also continues to decline.
Canada and Denmark deepen defense ties
Canada and Denmark have signed a defense cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
The agreement follows the Trump Administration's threats to take over Canada and was signed by Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty and Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, together with his Greenlandic and Faroese counterparts, Vivian Motzfeldt and Sirið Stenberg.
"Canada is an Arctic nation — and we will defend the North," McGuinty said in a statement after signing the agreement.
The Danish Ministry of Defense reports that the agreement will strengthen defense cooperation between the two countries in a number og areas, including defense innovation, technology, capacity building, and training, exercise and education.
Denmark provides F-35 fighter jets to NATO s Arctic Sentry
NATO has launched the mission to strengthen its presence in the Arctic, part of an effort to defuse tensions within the alliance prompted by the U.S. president's push to acquire Greenland from Denmark.
"Our F-35 contribution strengthens the overall presence in the region and underscores Denmark's role as an active ally in the Arctic and North Atlantic," Denmarks minister of defense, Trouls Lund Poulsen said in a statement.
Poulsen also expects the United States to contribute to the NATO mission, he told reporters ahead of the Munich Security Conference.
Arctic basic training programme in Greenland increases
The Danish Ministry of Defense and the Greenlandic government have decided to increase the admission to the Arctic basic training in Greenland from 30 to 50 students starting in the summer of 2026.
"The educational program will provide young people in Greenland with broad basic training which can strengthen the collective Greenlandic preparedness," said Major General Søren Andersen, Chief of the Joint Arctic Command, when the education programme was launched in 2023.
The increase in the number of students is to meet the great interest in the education programme among young Greenlanders, writes the Danish Armed Forces. In 2024, the new education program received 200 applications.
US Senator Murkowski to Greenland
US Senator for Alaska, Lisa Murkowski (R), is to visit Nuuk, Greenland next week.
That is reported by several media outlets.
Greenlandic parliament member Aaja Chemnitz (IA) has told DR that the visit is to happen on February 6.
Earlier this month, Murkowski visited Copenhagen, Denmark, with several other US lawmakers in midst of US President Trump's continued remarks about the need for control over Greenland.
"It pleases me that my long-standing cooperation with Senator Murkowski can create a framework for dialogue at this time," said Chemnitz in a post on Facebook.
Chemnitz statet that the meeting with the lawmakers in Copenhagen was a result of her dialogue with Senator Murkowski.