Europe’s dependence on the United States for NATO security limits its options. Its strongest response could be retaliating with its own trade “bazooka.”

Several NATO countries are deploying small numbers of military personnel to Greenland to participate in joint exercises with Denmark as US President Donald Trump ramps up his threats to forcibly annex the Arctic island.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that soliders are in Greenland to take part in a joint military exercise as Trump continues his push to take over the island.

The Arctic is rapidly becoming a front line for NATO competition with Russia and China, as adversaries expand their presence in the High North and probe alliance defenses, the top American general in Europe said.

It’s not for peaceful purposes,” U,S, Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said. “They’re not studying the seals and the polar bears."

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reacted to Donald Trump's recent criticisms of NATO, asserting that proposals to cut transatlantic ties are impractical and harmful to European security. , US News,