<h6><strong>Eduardo González</strong></h6> <h4><strong>The governments of Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom expressed their “firm support for Denmark and the people of Greenland” on Tuesday, January 6, in response to US President Donald Trump’s claims to annex Greenland, claims that have intensified following the military attack on Venezuela.</strong></h4> This warning was issued by French President Emmanuel Macron; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz; Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni; Polish Prime Minister Donald Tuzk; Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez; UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer; and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in a joint statement on Greenland adopted in Paris on the sidelines of the Ukrainian Volunteer Coalition meeting. The statement warns that “Arctic security remains a key priority for Europe and is crucial for international and transatlantic security” and recalls that “NATO has made it clear that the Arctic region is a priority” and that the allies have increased their “presence, activities, and investments to maintain Arctic security and deter adversaries.” “The Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland, is a member of NATO,” the text notes. “Therefore, Arctic security must be achieved collectively, in collaboration with NATO allies, including the United States, upholding the principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the inviolability of borders,” it continues. “These are universal principles, and we will not cease to defend them,” it adds. “The United States is an essential partner in this endeavor, as a NATO ally and through the 1951 defense agreement between the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States,” the statement concludes. “It is up to Denmark and Greenland, and only them, to decide on matters that concern them,” he concluded. “Respect for the sovereignty of countries is essential for peace. That was the greatest lesson the 20th century bequeathed us. Let us not forget it,” Pedro Sánchez wrote on social media. For her part, Mette Frederiksen warned upon her arrival in Paris that “an attack on Greenland would mean the end of NATO and the end of the security system in place after the Second World War.” “So I would strongly urge the United States to stop issuing threats against historic allies,” she added.
