Trump’s threat to annex an autonomous part of Denmark has plunged NATO into an unprecedented situation: An alliance based on collective defense now faces the prospect that one member might attack another.

European governments are growing uneasy that the alliance has failed to publicly defend Denmark as Donald Trump keeps the option of taking Greenland firmly on the table.

"I would advocate upping the ante on Greenland, by deploying a small trigger force to Greenland," the former general said in an email to Snopes.

The White House has kept all options for acquiring Greenland on the table, refusing to rule out military action.

European officials were stunned that President Trump restated his desire for Greenland after a yearlong effort to dissuade him, according to diplomats and others.

Donald Trump’s renewed push to take control of Greenland has left European leaders trapped between defending a NATO ally and keeping the United States on side as the war in Ukraine drags on.

After the conversation around a Greenland acquisition was renewed, Denmark and Greenland’s leadership asked to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss the Trump administration’s plans. A meeting between Danish and U.S. officials will take place next week, per The Washington Post.

The NATO headquarters building in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Photo: Xinhua. The UK is in talks with European allies about deploying a military force to Greenland that would

Nathalie Tocci, director of the Institute of International Affairs in Italy, described Trump as pursuing a policy that is “consistently imperial” which will allow other empires, such as Russia and China, to flourish. Tocci added, “Certainly it’s more comfortable for Putin and Xi Jinping to be their imperial selves where that’s the new norm.”

Europe could face a future without US nuclear deterrence, the former deputy head of Nato has warned, as Donald Trump’s vow to take Greenland smashes the “post Second World War order”.The White House has doubled down on its threat against the strategic,