NATO, Trump and Europe
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The European Union can help provide security for Greenland, should Denmark request it, the European Commissioner for Defence and Space said, warning that a U.S. military takeover of the island would be the end of NATO.
Trump’s threat to annex an autonomous part of Denmark has plunged NATO into an unprecedented situation: An alliance based on collective defense now faces the prospect that one member might attack another.
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It’s not for peaceful purposes,” U,S, Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said. “They’re not studying the seals and the polar bears."
The White House has kept all options for acquiring Greenland on the table, refusing to rule out military action.
The NATO headquarters building in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Photo: Xinhua. The UK is in talks with European allies about deploying a military force to Greenland that would
Trump has said the U.S. "needs" Greenland for security reasons, amid the specter of force to take control of the vast Arctic island.
Top Trump aide Stephen Miller says it's the "formal position" of the White House that Denmark's territory of Greenland "should be part of the U.S."
A group of European countries, led by Britain and Germany, is discussing plans to boost their military presence in Greenland to show U.S. President Donald Trump that the continent is serious about Arctic security,
I mean, NATO would have an obligation to defend Greenland. And so query whether we would be at war with Europe, with England, with France,” Sen. Chris Murphy said.
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