Polish PM warns about NATO’s future, expresses support for Denmark

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stressed that Denmark can count on the solidarity of all of Europe over Greenland and warned about NATO’s future.

Tusk reiterated Denmark’s comments from January 5 that any US attack on Danish territory would be catastrophic for NATO, Caliber.Az reports via The Guardian.

“No member should attack or threaten another member of the North Atlantic Treaty. Otherwise, NATO would lose its meaning if conflict or mutual conflicts occurred within the alliance,” Tusk said.

Greenland, the world’s largest island with a population of around 57,000, is not a NATO member on its own but is included under Denmark’s membership in the alliance.

Its strategic position between Europe and North America makes it a key location for the US ballistic missile defence system, while its mineral resources support Washington’s goal of reducing dependence on Chinese imports.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in taking Greenland under US control for strategic reasons, a stance that Danish and Greenlandic officials have strongly rejected as unacceptable and a violation of sovereignty.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that if the United States were to attack or attempt to seize Greenland — itself a territory of a fellow NATO member — it would undermine or effectively end the alliance’s collective security framework that has existed since World War II.

European leaders, including those from France, Britain, Germany, Spain, and Poland, have voiced solidarity with Denmark and insisted that only Greenland and Denmark can decide the island’s future, stressing the importance of respecting international law and NATO unity.

By Jeyhun Aghazada