Sir Keir Starmer has urged Nato to bolster its Arctic presence in response to US President Donald Trump's renewed threats to take over Greenland, as Denmark's prime minister warned that a US attack on a Nato ally would spell the end of the alliance.
Speaking in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister said the UK would work with allies to ensure the security of the region, which is of strategic importance for Nato's ballistic missile defence system. His comments came after Trump said the US needed Greenland 'very badly', sparking fears of a military incursion.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told Danish television that 'if the United States decides to militarily attack another Nato country, then everything would stop – that includes Nato and therefore post-second world war security'. She accused the US of applying 'unacceptable pressure' on Denmark and Greenland.
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen urged Trump to abandon his 'fantasies about annexation', saying 'enough is enough'. He stressed that Greenland is a democratic country and cannot be compared to Venezuela, where Trump recently conducted a military operation.
The European Union backed Denmark and Greenland, with foreign policy spokesperson Anitta Hipper stating that the EU would continue to defend the principles of national sovereignty and territorial integrity, especially regarding a member state.
However, pressure is mounting on Frederiksen ahead of a general election to outline concrete responses to a potential invasion. Greenlandic MP Aaja Chemnitz said Greenlanders should 'prepare for the worst', describing Trump's latest remarks as the most serious yet and a sign of a 'new world order'.
