NATO, Greenland and Trump
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An Austrian campaigner’s warning that the European Union would take over U.S. military bases in Europe if Washington invades Greenland has been mischaracterised online as having been said by an EU or NATO official.
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.
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.
Denmark could trigger the European Union's little-known Article 42.7 if the U.S. attacks Greenland. But it would face high legal, political and military
The NATO security alliance that has protected Europe for decades finds itself with limited power to determine its own fate due to President Donald Trump’s desire for U.S. ownership of Greenland.
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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NATO’s Europe commander sees growing Russian, Chinese threat in Arctic
It’s not for peaceful purposes,” U,S, Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said. “They’re not studying the seals and the polar bears."
As NATO prepares for war games around Greenland, Russia is highlighting the Trump administration's disagreement with its closest allies over the island.
President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland