Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warns that President Donald Trump’s Greenland annexation threats could end NATO, saying military action against ally would stop security alliance formed after WWII.
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DanishPrimeMinisterMetteFrederiksenonMondaywarnedabouttheimplicationsofPresidentDonaldTrump’sthreatstoannexGreenland,sayingitcouldbetheendoftheNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization(NATO).
FrederiksentoldDanishbroadcasterTV2inaninterviewthatTrump’sthreatsaboutGreenlandshouldbetakenseriously.
“ButIalsowanttomakeitclearthatiftheU.S.choosestoattackanotherNATOcountrymilitarily,theneverythingstops.IncludingourNATOandthusthesecuritythathasbeenprovidedsincetheendoftheSecondWorldWar,”shesaid,accordingtotheoutlet.
PresidentDonaldTrumptoldreportersonAirForceOneovertheweekendthattheU.S.needsGreenland,aDanishterritory,for“nationalsecurity.”
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