US EditionTrump touts US support for NATO amid ambitions to acquire Greenland
President Trump emphasized U.S. indispensability to NATO and criticized allies’ military spending while considering Greenland acquisition amid Arctic security concerns.
- President Donald Trump says the United States will support NATO amid ambitions to acquire Greenland.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio states he will meet with the leaders of Denmark next week regarding Trump's intention to buy Greenland.
- Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and multiple European leaders have defended the sovereignty of Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark, in response to Trump's comments about taking it over.
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The idea that the US could intervene militarily against one of its allies seemed unthinkable until recently. The dispute over Greenland is now forcing NATO to face a threat from within its own ranks, writes Deutsche Welle.
Washington's Greenland ambitions alarm Europe, threaten future of NATO
The prospect of the United States annexing Greenland is looming larger after President Donald Trump reiterated his intention to control the world's largest island, raising alarm in Europe amid recent US military actions abroad.
Nato now wants to respond to the threats of its largest member towards Greenland. The ideas range from military equipment and maneuvers to the Arctic. The NATO diplomats are aware of the existential risk that an invasion of Greenland would represent for the alliance.
"I DOUBT NATO WILL BE THERE IF THE USA REALLY NEEDS THEM." @RealDonaldTrump writes in capital letters when a message needs emphasis. And the US president did just that...
US talk of Greenland grab already damaging NATO
NATO has hundreds and hundreds of pages of detailed military plans on how to protect itself against attack, but the scenarios of deterrence and defense always envisioned an external adversary. There's no playbook on how to handle President Donald Trump's ramped-up threats to take over territory of an ally by any means necessary. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte's strategy so far has been to remain silent, which won't work for long. Danish Prime…
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