Trump Greenland Takeover NATO Threat: Denmark Warns of Alliance End

The foundation of Western security is fracturing. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has issued a chilling ultimatum: any attempt by the United States to take over Greenland will result in the immediate collapse of the NATO military alliance.

Trump Greenland Takeover NATO Threat Escalates Post-Venezuela

According to reports from Al Jazeera and other agencies, Frederiksen’s comments on January 5, 2026, follow a series of aggressive foreign policy moves by the Biden-Trump transition or administration. The warning comes just a day after U.S. forces abducted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, an operation that has sent shockwaves through the international community and heightened fears of similar unilateral actions in the Arctic.

President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that he would "talk about Greenland in 20 days," maintaining his long-standing position that the island should fall under U.S. jurisdiction. "If the United States chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops," Frederiksen told broadcaster TV2, signaling that Denmark views an involuntary takeover as a declaration of war against a partner.

Strategic Minerals and the Arctic Power Struggle

The U.S. interest in Greenland isn't merely symbolic; it's a calculated move to secure a dominant position in the Arctic. Washington is eyeing the island’s massive mineral wealth to reduce reliance on Chinese exports and to bolster its ballistic missile defense system. Trump claimed that "Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships," asserting that Denmark is incapable of securing the territory alone.

Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen joined the fray, condemning a provocative social media post by a U.S. official that showed Greenland draped in the Stars and Stripes with the caption "SOON." Nielsen reiterated that while they seek cooperation, the country is "not for sale" and international law must be respected.