US EditionGOP Rep. McCaul says a US invasion of Greenland would mean 'war with NATO itself'
Rep. McCaul says U.S. military action on Greenland risks ending NATO alliance despite existing treaty-based U.S. military access to the island, which is not for sale, officials said.
- On January 18, 2026, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned a U.S. invasion of Greenland would damage NATO and `legitimize` Russia's invasion of Ukraine, telling La Vanguardia it `would make Vladimir Putin the happiest man in the world`.
- President Trump posted on Truth Social that a 10% tariff on Denmark goods starts February 1, rising to 25% on June 1 until a Greenland purchase deal is reached.
- Leaders in Denmark and Greenland said the island is not for sale and almost 10 per cent of Greenlandic protesters marched chanting `Greenland is not for sale` on Saturday.
- Sánchez warned on January 18, 2026, that `If the United States were to use force, it would be the death knell for NATO`, remarks published amid rising tensions between Washington and European allies.
- European leaders warned as Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister, called tariff threats `completely wrong` and Emmanuel Macron, President of France, deemed them `unacceptable` ahead of February 1.
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If the US invades Greenland, it could mean war against NATO, Republican Michael McCaul said in an interview with NBC News. "Now is the time," Trump wrote on Twitter.
Trump's demand for Greenland is still making a lot of headlines. Follow the developments here.
McCaul: US invading Greenland would mean ‘war with NATO itself
GOP Rep. Michael McCaul (Texas) said Sunday that the United States’s invasion of Greenland would mean “war” with NATO. “The fact is, the president has full military access to Greenland to protect us from any threat. So if he wants to purchase Greenland, that’s one thing.” McCaul said during a Sunday appearance on ABC’s “This…
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InternazionaleSpanish PM Sanchez Says US Invasion of Greenland ‘Would Make Putin Happiest Man on Earth’
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 6, 2025. Photo: Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said a US invasion of Greenland “would make Putin the happiest man on earth” in a newspaper interview published on Sunday. Sanchez said any military action by the US against Denmark’s vast Arctic island would damage NATO an…
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