France: working with allies on plan should US make move on Greenland

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-working-with-allies-plan-should-us-make-move-greenland-2026-01-07/

42 Comments

  1. Free-Way-9220 on

    Trump is a 1930’s style authoritarian fascist. He has no problem with annexation, which is why he has stood so solidly with Vladimir Putin. If you’ve ever wondered how fascism took hold in Europe in the lead up to WW2, we can see a real time example taking place in the US right now.

    Trump himself said about the cult, “maybe the people want a dictator”. They nodded, clapped and cheered and voted him in

    As

  2. Royal-Hunter3892 on

    So the Verdict is

    If any nation who has Oil & gas or any critical natural resources but does not have Nuclear weapons to defend it , then those Natural resources belongs to United States of America directly or indirectly.

  3. I’m assuming the plan would be to inflict some kind of pain, rather than to choose a kinetic head to head.

    Because if Europe isn’t willing to go head to head with Russia over Ukraine, I’d be shocked if they were willing to do so over Greenland.

    Note: not endorsing moves on Greenland. The whole thing is stupid.

  4. Stunning-Astronaut72 on

    What can you do when the whole europe is filled with us bases…Trump knows nato would never bite back against them, so he doesnt care what europe or the world think.

    The only solution is to have him removed from power and all his goons ending in prison. But sadly we are witnessing the downfall not only of the basics of nations, world alliances, democracy and justice…putin, xi, bibi and now Trump see the rest of the world like a playground where the biggest and strongest can do whatever it wants without being held accountable.

    We are entering 2026 right now…a whole lot of stuff, bad stuff can happen until 2028.

  5. AdAppropriate6795 on

    strongly worded letter being drafted as we speak…currently going through spell check…..

  6. Should we encourage all European countries to have nukes? At this point, I’d take fear of nuclear annihilation over whatever the fuck Trump is putting us through

  7. In 2026, we are witnessing a scenario similar to World War II unfold. Europe will become a continent to be divided up by Russia and the US if no one does anything. Russia’s situation in Ukraine is not a “forced” action; it’s designed, and is still being implemented, with US support, to severely damage the European economy. The lack of intelligent and strategic leadership in Europe is a terrible thing; no one is truly able to stand up to them.

  8. send EU troops to Greenland. Just say its to deter Russia and China. Trump doesn’t have the mandate from the American people to attack EU troops. Also leak the Epstein files. Trump is in the files.

  9. Dump the Dollar. If the US is willing to abandon the worlds status quo that they themselves put in place and benefited most from, then by all means, they can rue in the muck of their own suicidal greed and hubris.

    Nothing short of this will change their behaviour, they are drunk on power and have no intention of ever releasing it willingly. Let them default on their debt. Nation states not preparing for this are either suicidal themselves, or naive beyond belief.

    To attack an ally, let alone a NATO ally, would be a betratal of the highest order in our “civilized” world. They were voted in by fools that only change behaviour when they themselves get directly hurt in very obvious ways, and that mentality goes all the way up to the top. Let them reap the consequences of their actions and spur them to recalibrate themselves. The USD should be the World Reserve Currency no longer.

  10. Time to start putting financial sanctions on the USA. Treat them like a rogue state.

  11. hypercomms2001 on

    This also means that they’re planning for that contingency when NATO is no longer couple of its performance mission and so we are seeing the beginnings of a unified European defence union which is really what it should be. I think Donald Trump will come to regret his decision because this will be ad Damaging to the United States as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been to Russia… I would say that your can no longer rely on NATO….

  12. LustyArgonianMaidz on

    so the next world war is Europe vs the Fascist States of America. Putin is doubled over laughing

  13. Denmark with assistance of the EU must put up a fight even if it is futile. If lives are lost it might finally wake the sleeping American public to the fact that they’re now risking their soldiers lives fighting countries that were ALLIES less than a year ago!

  14. I think we should send a French expeditionary force to Greenland and show that we will protect our allies even against America. If not what will we do when Trump decides that French Guyana (or other French over sea territory) is vital to American interest?

  15. NoPhilosopher3590 on

    Let me guess…take them to court? Won’t work when EU and UK just ignore warrants for war criminals

  16. ThirdSunRising on

    Europe needs to get its shit together militarily. Like, post haste. This is not a time for conversations. Get those factories running, boys. You’re gonna need some equipment.

  17. Crazy to see where we are today, with one year in of the Trump administration.

    And even if the best comes to be – the US people realising where they are heading before it’s too late for them – I think it will take decades for Europeans to regain trust in the US.

    I sincerely hope this all serves for Europe to become more united. For a larger group of countries to become united in striving for peace (hello UK, Canada, Japan, Australia).

    And that if the world heads towards the cliff we are all watching it head in slow motion (a worldwide conflict), that this coalition stays out of it. Let the US and China fight between them . We do not want anything to do with it.

  18. DolphinsBreath on

    Take Stephen Miller’s advice literally. The response should be might and force. Take Trump property, whatever shows you are alpha.

  19. Trump says the reason they want Greenland is to secure it from Russia and China. You have a military base there. I am
    Pretty sure the EU and Denmark would have been happy if he just proposed that. Why not encourage the EU to militarize the island more if it means to secure it?
    Right it is because he wants it and its minerals. End of story.

  20. The plan is a sternly worded letter because there’s nothing else they can do about it

  21. What will actually happen:

    – “This is a wakeup call for Europe” speeches by politicians will echo around Europe, as they have every year since 2014
    – A few nations will join forces to orchestrate a strong and firm response in the form of… a strongly worded letter
    – The EU will be unable to orchestrate a similarly worded letter of disapproval due to discussions breaking down and someone like Slovenia disapproving of the wording
    – The US will suffer dire consequences in the form of… their ambassadors being summoned for an explanation in a few European nations
    – A couple of European nations will announce a modest increase of 0.5% in their defence spending due to this alarming development, before later quietly rolling it back due to political pressures at home
    – European federalists will jump all over it like they do every crisis, to push their messaging of “see this is why we need closer ties with the EU and more integration! If we had an EU army this never would’ve happened! We should all cede our sovereignty and individual armed forces immediately to the EU and all our problems will be solved!”
    – The UK and France will attempt to organise some kind of military response or show of force but will be unable to convince any other European nations to join them, eventually giving up and stationing a few of their own naval vessels near Greenland to “monitor the situation” briefly before being forced to return home by the US Navy who station themselves between the island and the approaching ships