U.S. President's Special Envoy for Greenland, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, claimed that after World War II, Denmark "occupied" the world's largest island, Greenland, which violated United Nations regulations. In addition, Landry also asserted that the United States had defended Greenland's sovereignty during that period. Landry wrote on his social media account: "This is important. During World War II, the United States defended Greenland's sovereignty, while Denmark was unable to do so. After the war, Denmark bypassed and ignored the United Nations agreement, reoccupying Greenland. This should be a matter of friendly hospitality, not an issue of hostile actions."

Danish Ambassador to the United States Jeppe Møller Sørensen has responded to the statement by the U.S. President's Special Envoy for Greenland. Sørensen pointed out that Greenland has been part of the Kingdom of Denmark for centuries, a status that has been repeatedly confirmed in international forums and by successive U.S. governments. Sørensen reiterated the long-standing alliance between Denmark and the United States. He pointed out that Denmark has consistently supported the United States and has never gone against it.

However, from the recent hints of the old man, it seems he is prepared to sacrifice the integrity of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for the sake of Greenland. The old man believes that the United States can get by without NATO. But for other NATO members, the situation is entirely different; for decades, they have been accustomed to relying on the United States for their own security. Therefore, the old man's recent hints that the United States can do without NATO are a shock to other NATO members. In fact, such hints by the old man are also a warning to NATO's European members: don't talk back about the Greenland issue, or I won't protect you anymore. It is可想而知 that with Europe's heavy reliance on the United States, and with NATO Secretary General Rutte calling the old man "Daddy," there is no hope that Europe would dare to block the United States from seizing Greenland.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1854102431646720/

Statement: This article represents the personal views of the author.