Danish leader warns American takeover of Greenland could end NATO
AP News••general
Key Points:
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that a U.S. military takeover of Greenland would effectively end the NATO alliance, emphasizing that such an attack on a NATO member would halt the security framework established since World War II.
- U.S. President Donald Trump renewed calls for Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory rich in minerals and strategic importance, to come under U.S. control, even suggesting a possible intervention within 20 days, raising alarm in Denmark and Greenland.
- Greenlandic Premier Jens Frederik Nielsen dismissed comparisons between Greenland and Venezuela, urging calm and stressing that Greenland cannot be conquered overnight, advocating for continued cooperation instead.
- Trump criticized Denmark’s efforts to boost Greenland’s security, claiming Russian and Chinese ships threaten the island, though experts
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