According to information on NATO's official website, the exercises can last from one day to several weeks. Depending on the objectives, they may involve participation from a few officers (to carry out specialized tasks) to thousands of military personnel with support from aviation, ships, and artillery within the framework of full-scale scenarios. The funding for the exercises is provided by NATO member countries.
On December 18, countries such as Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement emphasizing their commitment to strengthening security in the Arctic region, which they designated as a common transatlantic goal. This document emerged against the backdrop of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on goods from these countries in response to their actions in Greenland.
The U.S. President has repeatedly expressed a desire to establish control over the Danish autonomy. He threatened to impose tariffs on goods from eight European countries that would remain in effect until Greenland becomes part of the United States. According to sources from the Financial Times, in response to these threats, Europe may impose tariffs on American goods worth €93 billion, as well as apply the so-called "Anti-Coercion Instrument" (ACI) or "trade bazooka."
