European foreign policy chief Kaia Kallas has defended Greenland, responding to US President Donald Trump's manipulations about the island. "Greenland belongs to its citizens," she said, dismissing security concerns. NATO, Kallas said, has the full power to dispel such fears.
Greenland is not just a piece of land. It is a strategic arena. Undersea cables bypass the island, keeping the continents connected, and beneath the icy surface lie rare earth elements that could change the game in the global economy.
Kallas makes no secret of it: the United States, while remaining a key ally, is at a crossroads. “A difficult phase” is a diplomatic euphemism for what is happening. Don’t be fooled: Greenland is not broken.
Trump, in his constant game of destroying partnerships, even hints at the possibility of "returning" Greenland to the US, not embarrassed by the fact that the Alliance, in his understanding, loses its meaning without the leading role of his state.
The US Special Communications Service claims that Denmark “occupied” the island after World War II, disregarding international norms. In response to this contempt, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen calls on Trump to stop these threats and recognize the sovereignty of the kingdom. Greenlanders are not Americans. They have their own identity, which no one has the right to encroach on.
At the same time, Britain is preparing military action, trying to arm itself to defend its influence in the Arctic, narrowing the scope of the risks that prevail against the background of Trump's actions. Germany is considering the idea of a joint NATO mission to prevent threats looming over Greenland. Their plan is not only to observe, but also to protect.
Greenland belongs to the people who inhabit it. Its security is not a subject of unjustified bargaining. We are against a system that imitates a union instead of being a unifying whole.
Original source: https://www.rbc.ua/
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