Trump’s Greenland Push Sparks NATO Alarm | Denmark Warns, Europe Pushes Back

U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland has triggered alarm across Europe — and raised existential questions about the future of NATO itself. Calling Greenland “essential for U.S. national security,” Trump has openly argued that growing Russian and Chinese presence in Arctic waters makes American control necessary — even hinting that military options cannot be ruled out. Denmark and Greenland, both NATO members, have pushed back firmly. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that any U.S. attack on a NATO ally would shatter the alliance’s very foundations, built after World War II to prevent conflict among its members. European leaders — including Poland and Germany — have echoed this concern, issuing joint statements asserting that Greenland belongs to its people, and that decisions regarding its future rest solely with Denmark and Greenland. Public outrage has also surfaced on the streets of Copenhagen, with citizens calling Trump’s ambitions “absurd” and driven by unchecked greed.