Danish PM says Greenland showdown at 'decisive moment'
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The wife of Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted a photo implying a U.S. takeover of Greenland, hours after the U.S. attacks on Venezuela.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned on Monday that the long-standing NATO alliance would end if President Trump ordered an attack on Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen issued a pointed warning to President Donald Trump about his threats to annex Greenland, following the U.S. abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, over the weekend.
The comment comes following frequent statements made by Trump about wanting to take over the island owned by Denmark in the North Atlantic.
Mette Frederiksen said she would “strongly urge that the United States stop the threats against a historically close ally.”
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said President Trump’s threats “should be taken seriously” and warned against action to annex the semiautonomous Danish territory.
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