Greenland crisis: Europe needs Trump, but it also needs to stand up to him
US president’s increasingly bellicose demands for control of the island may force the EU to draw a line in the snow Greenland: new shipping routes, hidden minerals – and a frontline between the US and Russia?The crisis over Greenland may deliver the moment when Europe must stand up to Donald...
<p>US president’s increasingly bellicose demands for control of the island may force the EU to draw a line in the snow </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/15/greenland-new-shipping-routes-hidden-minerals-and-a-frontline-between-the-us-and-russia">Greenland: new shipping routes, hidden minerals – and a frontline between the US and Russia?</a></p></li></ul><p>The crisis over Greenland may deliver the moment when Europe must stand up to Donald Trump, as officials have said a US attempt to annex the territory could shatter the Nato transatlantic alliance.</p><p>European leaders have entertained Trump’s demands for nearly a year as he has pushed Nato countries to increase their defence spending to 5% of GDP, and threatened to pull US support from Ukraine as part of a peace process that appears to favour Russia. They have also given a muted response to US adventurism abroad including the capture and rendition of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/17/greenland-crisis-europe-needs-trump-but-it-also-needs-to-stand-up-to-him">Continue reading...</a>
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