Danish PM says US attack on Greenland would be the end of NATO
Denmark's Prime Minister warns a U.S. military attack on Greenland would halt NATO operations and undermine decades of European security, highlighting Greenland's strategic importance.
- On January 6, 2026, Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark, warned, `If the United States chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops`.
- President Donald Trump renewed calls to seize Greenland after the Venezuelan raid, with Katie Miller's SOON post and Stephen Miller's remarks amplifying alarm.
- Greenland's strategic location and resources make it attractive to Washington, while the Danish parliament approved wider US base access and F-35 fighter jets purchases last year.
- European leaders organized diplomatic outreach this week to dissuade Washington, expressing solidarity with Denmark and urging Europe to outline punitive countermeasures if the US attacks a NATO ally.
- Greenland's premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen appealed for calm, saying Greenlanders should not panic and that the US cannot simply conquer Greenland, while analysts warned Washington might try coercion or buy off about 56,000 people.
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