The Arctic may be frozen—but the rhetoric is on fire. U.S. President Donald Trump has reignited global alarm with a blunt declaration: “Now it is time, and it will be done.” That message has raised urgent questions about whether the United States is preparing to force its way into Greenland, despite firm refusals from Denmark and Greenland. Trump accuses Copenhagen of failing to counter a so-called Russian threat and has threatened tariffs on European allies if his Greenland plan isn’t accepted.
The timing is critical after Trump ordered a U.S. military strike in Venezuela that ended with Nicolás Maduro captured by U.S. forces earlier this month, a dramatic escalation in American foreign policy. European leaders have rallied behind Denmark and Greenland, stressing unity and warning that NATO’s Arctic exercises aren’t a threat—and questioning Washington’s motives as tensions flare over Greenland and Arctic security.
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