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US President Donald Trump said he no longer feels “compelled to think exclusively about peace” in a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store amid rising tensions with Europe over Greenland. The letter, addressed to Store, was sent to several European ambassadors in Washington by National Security Council staff.
"Dear Jonas - Since your country has decided not to award me the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping 8+ wars, I no longer feel compelled to think exclusively about peace, although that will always be paramount, but I can now think about what is good and right for the United States of America," Trump wrote.
According to him, Denmark cannot defend the island from Russia or China.
"Denmark can't defend this land from Russia or China, and why does it have a 'property right' anyway? There are no written documents, only that a ship got stuck there hundreds of years ago, but we've had ships stuck there too. I've done more for NATO than anyone else since its founding, and now NATO has to do something for the United States. The world is not safe if we don't have complete and total control of Greenland," he said.
Trump's letter comes just days after the Norwegian prime minister said "threats have no place" between allies, in response to the US president's tariff announcement.
"Norway's position is firm: Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Norway fully supports the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark. There is broad agreement in NATO on the need to strengthen security in the Arctic, including Greenland," Store wrote on Saturday.
Norway is one of eight countries hit by the US president's 10% tariffs, along with Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The measures take effect on February 1. The tax will increase to 25% on June 1 if a deal on Greenland is not reached.
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