The Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen warned that NATO’s survival would be at risk if the United States used military force against Greenland, in response to renewed statements by president Donald Trump about taking control of the Arctic island.
Denmark warns of the end of NATO
On Monday, Frederiksen said a U.S. attack on Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, would amount to one NATO ally attacking another, a move she said would effectively destroy the alliance.
“I believe you should take the American president seriously when he says he wants Greenland,” Frederiksen said in an interview interview with the Danish broadcaster TV2, according to a translation cited from Bloomberg.
She added: “But I will also make it clear that if the US chooses to militarily attack another NATO country, everything stops, including NATO and therefore the security that has been established since the end of World War II.”
She emphasized that Greenland’s status as part of Denmark places the country under NATO’s collective security framework.
Trump cites national security, Russia and China
Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of taking over Greenland, pointing to its strategic importance in the Arctic and increased activity from Russia and China. reported The hill.
He told reporters on Sunday that Greenland was “so strategic right now,” adding that the island was surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships.
“We need Greenland from a national security perspective, and Denmark won’t be able to do that,” Trump said.
Frederiksen rejected these claims, noting that Denmark already grants the US extensive military access to Greenland and that Washington has no legal basis to annex the area.
She said the Greenlandic people have made it clear they are not for sale.
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Denmark, Britain and Germany reject Trump’s Greenland threats
Last week Frederiksen and the Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik NielsenStrongly rejected President Trump’s repeated calls to annex Greenland, emphasizing that the Arctic is part of the Danish Kingdom and protected by NATO’s collective defense.
The British Foreign Secretary said on Monday Yvette Kuiper reiterated that Greenland’s future is up to Denmark and the Greenlanders to decide.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stressed that Greenland is part of Denmark and, as a NATO member, is protected by NATO defense obligations.
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