Amanze Chinonye
U.S. President Donald Trump has sharply escalated his campaign for U.S. control of Greenland, invoking NATO security concerns, Russia and China, and his long-standing grievance over the Nobel Peace Prize, according to statements and a letter circulated to European governments.
In his latest remarks, Trump claimed NATO had repeatedly warned Denmark about security risks surrounding Greenland. “NATO has been telling Denmark, for 20 years, that ‘you have to get the Russian threat away from Greenland,’” the president said. “Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it. Now it is time, and it will be done!!”
The comments came as details emerged of a letter Trump sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, which was later forwarded by National Security Council staff to several European ambassadors in Washington. According to PBS News correspondent Nick Schifrin, citing multiple officials, the message was shared verbatim with allied governments.
The letter reads in full:
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a ‘right of ownership’ anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”
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Trump’s remarks and the circulated letter mark one of the most explicit efforts yet to frame Greenland as a core NATO and global security issue rather than a bilateral matter involving Denmark and the autonomous territory itself. He has repeatedly argued that Denmark lacks the capacity to defend Greenland against Russian and Chinese influence and that U.S. control of the Arctic island is essential to global stability.
European governments have so far rejected that framing. Denmark has consistently maintained that Greenland is not for sale and that decisions concerning its future rest with the Greenlandic people.
EU leaders and several national governments have also warned that Trump’s rhetoric coupled with his earlier announcement of planned tariffs on multiple European countries risks damaging transatlantic relations and straining NATO unity.
As of the time of filing this report, Denmark, Norway and NATO had not issued official responses to Trump’s latest statements or to the contents of the letter circulated among European diplomats.
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