With a post on Truth Social, the US president continues to push without a trace of retreat for its annexation, even responding to what European officials and leaders are reported to be saying that an annexation of Greenland would effectively mark the end of it.
The post comes as everyone prepares for the crucial meeting on the issue in the presence of Vice President Jay De Vance, Marco Rubio and the foreign ministers of Greenland and Denmark.
As Trump said in his post:
“The United States needs Greenland for reasons of National Security. It is vital to the “Golden Dome” we are building. NATO should show us the way to obtain it. IF WE DON’T DO IT, RUSSIA OR CHINA WILL, AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN! Militarily, without the enormous power of the United States, which I largely built in my first term and now bring to a new and even higher level, NATO would not be an effective force or deterrent – NOT AT ALL! They know it and I know it too. NATO becomes much more powerful and effective with Greenland in the hands of the UNITED STATES. Anything less than that is not acceptable. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT”.
There were previous appointments by Macron and von der Leyen for Greenland
Before Trump “fired” via Truth Social, there had been several statements and reactions to the issue that has arisen regarding the US territorial claims, with the positions of French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen standing out.
More specifically, the French president, speaking at a meeting of his cabinet, argued that the annexation of Greenland to the US would constitute a “violation of sovereignty” and would have “chain and unprecedented consequences”. As the French government asserted, it takes the statements concerning Greenland seriously and closely monitors the developments, while making it clear that it stands in full solidarity with Denmark regarding the defense of its national sovereignty.
For her part, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, argued that: “Greenland belongs to its people, so it is up to Denmark and Greenland alone to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. That’s the first point, and it’s very important.” As he mentioned, the EU is in contact with the Danish government “to hear and what their needs are” and emphasized that: “There is a strong, existing relationship between the European Union and Greenland. For me it is important that Greenlanders know, and they know this through actions, not just words, that we respect their wishes and their interests and that they can count on us.”
Report to NATO in relation to Greenland from Berlin
In his post, Donald Trump referred to NATO, but not only to answer Mette Frederiksen’s earlier related statements, that an annexation of Greenland would mean the end of NATO. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius made similar statements to Fredericksen, who argued that any US move to take control of Greenland would be an unprecedented situation for NATO.
“The least we can say is that this will be a truly unprecedented situation in the history of NATO and in the history of any defense alliance in the world,” he told a press conference in Berlin yesterday, apparently ahead of today’s meeting on the issue in the US.
The meeting was moved outside the White House
Meanwhile, shortly after Donald Trump’s announcement, it was announced that the location of the high-level meeting between US Vice President J. D. Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland. According to relevant reports, it was moved from the White House to the nearby Eisenhower Building, where Vance’s official offices are housed.
Danish broadcaster TV2 estimated that this transfer could be seen as an attempt to de-escalate the tension, taking the meeting away from the president, especially after his latest explosive statements.
The meeting is expected to start at 10:30 am. Washington time, i.e. 17:30 Greece time.
