Any American attack against another NATO member state would mean the end of everything, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned on Monday in connection with US President Donald Trump’s comments on Greenland. TASR informs about it with reference to the AFP agency, writes.
Saturday’s military intervention by American forces in Venezuela, during which President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were detained and transported to the USA, once again raised concerns about the revival of Trump’s intentions to take control of Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark and therefore part of NATO.
The head of the White House expressed interest in the largest island in the world with a strategic location and mineral wealth again on Sunday in a telephone interview with The Atlantic magazine. He declared that the United States “definitely needs” Greenland for its defense. Later, on board Air Force One, he also justified it by the need for national security and stated that he would return to the topic soon.
Frederiksen told TV2 on Monday that when Trump says he wants Greenland, he should be taken seriously. “I have made the position of the Kingdom of Denmark very clear, and Greenland has repeatedly stated that it does not want to be part of the United States,” she noted.
According to her, if the US attacks another NATO country, everything will stop – including the Alliance itself, and the transatlantic security ties built after World War II will be destroyed. Her government is doing everything possible to prevent such a scenario from happening.
Trump adviser Katie Miller’s wife also caused outrage when, after the attack in Venezuela, she posted on social media an edited image of a map of Greenland in the colors of the US flag with the comment “Coming soon”. Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen called it disrespectful, but according to him there is no reason to worry or panic.
On Sunday, Frederiksen called on the United States to stop threatening “its historic ally”. The leaders of the Nordic and Baltic states subsequently expressed their support for Denmark. In response, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that he supports the Danish Prime Minister and that only he and Denmark must decide on the future of Greenland.
