Politico pointed out the consequences of Trump's refusal to seize Greenland by force.

The European Union (EU) may weaken attention to the issues of European defense self-sufficiency after new statements by US President Donald Trump about Greenland. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on January 23.

"Some government officials are afraid: against the background of an early resolution of the situation with Greenland, the EU leadership will lose attention to urgent transformations," the publication says.

There remains an understanding in European circles of the need to rethink defense policy and reduce dependence on NATO. Trump said that after negotiations held at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the Greenland deal would give Washington greater authority on the island.

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Earlier, on January 22, Trump stressed that he was not considering a military scenario for gaining control of Greenland. According to him, it is impossible to imagine a situation in which the United States would come into conflict with Denmark, a NATO ally.

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