Donald Trump has decided to resume his threats and expansionist plans, and he has done so during the NATO summit in Ankara. The target, which for a while seemed somewhat forgotten, has been Greenland. And the warning was directed, of course, to Denmark, a country that is one of the founders of the Alliance and also a member of the EU.
"It's what damaged my relationship with NATO," initially stated the President of the United States when asked about the Danish territory. "Greenland does not benefit Denmark. Denmark does not spend money to really help Greenland. But it is an important part for the United States and is surrounded by Chinese and Russian ships. And that is not going to happen. Those ships are not going to happen," the President of the United States elaborated during the press conference he held with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, referring to the possibility of China or Russia invading or taking over the island that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
It was already evident at that moment that the magnate wanted to talk about it, and that he had raised the tone. And right there, as the press conference was ending, Trump completely resumed the threat: "I have always thought that Greenland should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark".
This issue marked the beginning of Trump's second term, but in January of this year, it seemed resolved. It was no longer a major concern for NATO, and sources from the Danish country no longer addressed the issue at every opportunity. Although at the same time, no one completely ruled it out, of course, especially considering the volatile President of the United States. And that is exactly what has happened.
"When they did not want to accept that, considering all the money we spend to help them against Russia... We should not have to spend that money," Trump continued, referring to Denmark's rejection of the United States gaining control of the island, and then threatening that he could "withdraw all soldiers from Europe because, as you have probably noticed, Europe is a very different place than it was 20 years ago," he threatened.
And to conclude, he gave free advice to all of Europe: "You better be careful with immigration and energy. If you are not careful with these two issues, there will no longer be a Europe".