Trump's words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe, but officials have a measured response

Both the European Commission and the governments claimed to be prepared for a second term of the Republican populist leader, but the threat of taking control of Greenland and Musk’s push for the ultra-right wave caught the Old Continent with a changed footWhy is Trump obsessed with Greenland? European Union leaders had to do group therapy to digest Donald Trump’s victory. The coaching session served them to send the world the message that this t…

Lithuanian Ambassador to Sweden Linas Linkevičius says that Donald Trump's provocative statements are his typical style, which is why Scandinavians are so far reacting with restraint to the US president's ambitions to occupy Greenland. The former foreign minister calls this position of the Nordic region correct and urges others not to jump to conclusions.

Trump’s words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe

President-elect Donald Trump has tossed expansionist rhetoric at U.S. allies and potential adversaries with arguments that the frontiers of American power need to be extended into Canada and the Danish territory of Greenland, and southward to include the Panama Canal. Trump’s suggestions that international borders can be redrawn — by force if necessary — are particularly inflammatory in Europe. His words run contrary to the argument European lea…

President-elect Donald Trump has launched an expansionist rhetoric towards the allies and potential adversaries of the United States, arguing that the borders of U.S. power must extend to Canada and the Danish territory of Greenland, and to the south to include the Panama Canal.

The insinuations of US President-elect Donald Trump to control Greenland, annex Canada and gain control of the Panama Canal again arouse concern in the European Union, which tries to establish positions without altering solid relations with its main ally.

Donald Trump’s words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe, but officials have a measured response

President-elect Donald Trump has tossed expansionist rhetoric at U.S. allies and potential adversaries with arguments that the frontiers of American power need to be extended into Canada and the Danish territory of Greenland, and southward to include the Panama Canal. Trump’s suggestions that international borders can be redrawn — by force if necessary — are particularly inflammatory in Europe. His words run contrary to the argument European lea…