Greenland crisis: Europe needs Trump, but it also needs to stand up to him

Greenland crisis: Europe needs Trump, but it also needs to stand up to him

US president’s increasingly bellicose demands for control of the island may force the EU to draw a line in the snow Greenland: new shipping routes, hidden minerals – and a frontline between the US and Russia?The crisis over Greenland may deliver the moment when Europe must stand up to Donald Trump, as officials have said a US attempt to annex the territory could shatter the Nato transatlantic alliance.European leaders have entertained Trump’s demands for nearly a year as he has pushed Nato countries to increase their defence spending to 5% of GDP, and threatened to pull US support from Ukraine... [Continue Reading]

The Guardian The Guardian | 17 Jan 2026 05:00
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