Carney and Starmer on Greenland and Arctic Security - Speech Brief
20 January 2026 07:15 UTC · Prime Minister of Canada · PMO News Release · Source · Email X Link

Carney and Starmer on Greenland and Arctic Security

Key points

  • Decisions on Greenland for Greenland and Denmark
  • Canada increasing Arctic security and infrastructure investments

TL;DR

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with Prime Minister Keir Starmer; they reaffirmed that decisions about the future of Greenland are for Greenland and Denmark to decide, said Canada will significantly increase its Arctic security by strengthening the military and investing in critical infrastructure, will continue to work with Allies to protect NATO’s northern and western flanks, discussed maintaining progress to end the war in Ukraine and achieve a just and lasting peace, and agreed to remain in close contact.
Original text

Yesterday, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer. The leaders reaffirmed that decisions about the future of Greenland are for Greenland and Denmark to decide. Canada is significantly increasing its Arctic security by strengthening our military and investing in critical infrastructure. Canada will continue to work with Allies to also protect this critica...

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