US EditionNATO countries now see the US as a "possible agressor"
Denmark's PM urges urgent European defence spending increase as NATO members aim for 5% GDP target amid US unpredictability after Greenland dispute.
- On January 28, 2026, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said President Donald Trump's Greenland threat shook NATO ties and urged Europe to step up its defences immediately.
- This month, the Greenland dispute triggered by President Donald Trump’s attempt to seize Greenland prompted a diplomatic backlash and shifted European leaders toward reducing reliance on US security support.
- On Jan 26, Mark Rutte warned that Europe cannot defend itself without US support, stating doubling spending targets to 10% of GDP is necessary to replace the US umbrella.
- The EU institutions launched initiatives to channel 800 billion euros into defence while NATO members increased budgets and called for greater European responsibility.
- Camille Grand said European manufacturers could match most US capabilities in the coming years, while Kaja Kallas urged NATO to become more European and Mark Rutte warned that building independent forces risks aiding Vladimir Putin.
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Europe, US Must Stick Together on Arctic Security, Danish Prime Minister Says
Europe and the United States must stick together as they share concerns over Arctic security, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Jan. 28. “The world order as we know it that we have been fighting for 80 years is over and I don’t think it will return,” Frederiksen, alongside Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, told a conference at Sciences Po University in Paris. “If we allow Russia to win in Ukraine, they will continue…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in the Senate today that NATO needs to be redesigned, and regarding Greenland, he reiterated that President Donald Trump has made it very clear that the US will not use military force in Greenland.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Jens-Fredek Nielsen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen spoke on Wednesday in Paris, where they met at a table, the solidarity against the ambition of American President Donald Trump to win the Arctic island, in a "call for a strategic wake-up of Europe", to renew Europe and increase NATO's role in the Arctic, reports AFP.
The leaders of the three countries met this Wednesday in Paris for a working lunch. The opportunity to mark their solidarity in the face of Donald Trump's ambitions to seize the Arctic island.
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