President Donald Trump has privately linked renewed threats to seize Greenland to his frustration over not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, according to a letter obtained by journalists and circulated by U.S. national security staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington.
The letter, addressed to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and subsequently forwarded to other European governments, suggests Trump now feels unbound by diplomatic restraint after what he described as a failure to recognize his role in ending multiple global conflicts.
In the message, Trump argues that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for global security and questions Denmark’s legal claim to the territory.
The language marks a sharp escalation from previous public statements, directly tying territorial pressure on a NATO ally to a perceived personal slight.
Nobel Frustration Meets Territorial Ultimatums
In the letter, Trump wrote that because his efforts to stop wars were not rewarded with the Nobel Peace Prize, he no longer feels obligated to prioritize peace above what he views as U.S. strategic interests.
He asserted that Denmark is incapable of defending Greenland against Russia or China and argues that historical claims to the land are weak and arbitrary.
Trump further states that “the world is not secure” unless the United States has “complete and total control” of Greenland, framing the issue as both a national security imperative and a corrective to what he portrays as international ingratitude toward U.S. leadership.
NATO Pressure And European Alarm
The letter also places direct pressure on NATO, claiming Trump has done more for the alliance than any previous leader and that NATO now owes reciprocal action.
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That framing echoes earlier reports showing growing concern among European officials that U.S. security guarantees are becoming transactional and conditional.
Diplomats familiar with the correspondence described the tone as confrontational and destabilizing, particularly given that Greenland is sovereign territory within the NATO framework.
Several European governments are understood to be coordinating responses amid fears that economic retaliation, alliance fractures, or security escalation could follow.
A Pattern Of Escalation
The episode builds on months of mounting rhetoric around Greenland, including tariff threats against European states, warnings of NATO breakdown, and domestic calls, including from former White House officials, for impeachment should territorial aggression materialize.
What distinguishes this latest development is the explicit personalization of foreign policy: a direct linkage between Trump’s desire for international recognition and threats against an allied nation.
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