Germany’s ultra-brief Arctic mission has stunned Europe: just 44 hours after arriving in Nuuk for a NATO recon trip, 15 Bundeswehr soldiers quietly boarded a civilian jet and left, without a formal explanation. While Berlin insists it was a routine, short deployment, the timing raises big questions. The exit came just as Donald Trump threatened tariffs of up to 25% on key European allies over his push to secure “complete and total” control of Greenland.