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US President Donald Trump’s abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3 has emboldened him to proceed with the annexation of Greenland, a Danish-owned, self-governed territory, spelling the effective end of NATO and furthering Russia’s war aims in Ukraine, experts tell Al Jazeera.

“The move on Venezuela illustrates the Trump administration’s determination to dominate the Western Hemisphere – of which Greenland geographically is a part,” said Anna Wieslander, Northern Europe director for the Atlantic Council, a think tank.

“If the United States decides to attack another NATO country, then everything would stop – that includes NATO and therefore post-World War II security,” Frederiksen said.

“The pandering to Trump has been an element of our strategy over the last year, leaving observers hoping, but not entirely trusting, that another element of the strategy is preparing urgently for the final rupture with the United States,” Giles said.

Giles told Al Jazeera that Europe’s best option was to place a military deterrent on Greenland now, believing that putting allied troops in the Baltic States and Poland after 2017 deterred a Russian attack there.

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[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I don't think NATO is going to end, I think what's going to happen is NATO is going to turn on America if Greenland gets annexed. That is how I think World War III is going to start.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Agreed NATO will go on without the US.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Russia doesn't look like the threat they once were. Ukraine has been holding them off all by themselves.

If all the NATO nations (sans USA) got together and raged on Russia, Russia would fall pretty quick.

[–] MoreMagic@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The problem is Putin would use nukes if cornered.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

Nukes are the only major worry about Russia, of course. However, there is a lot of doubt about the viability of their nuclear arsenal. It's assumed that they are mostly in disrepair, and many might not even be operational, but all it would take is one good one left to mess up the whole world's day.

And presumably, the ones that are on nuclear subs swimming around the world are fully operational.