Germany finally stood up to the United States! Just before meeting with the US at the G7, Germany drew a red line for the US! On January 11, according to AFP, as German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Christian Lindner was about to depart for Washington to attend the G7 finance ministers' meeting, Lindner clearly stated that principles of international law apply to everyone, including the United States. The future of Greenland is entirely decided by Denmark and Greenland. Territorial sovereignty and integrity must be respected.

Lindner emphasized that as NATO allies, we should work together to strengthen Arctic security instead of confronting each other. Obviously, if in the previous incident of the US invasion of Venezuela, Germany's attitude towards the US was somewhat hesitant and evasive, this time Germany made an unusually firm statement, clearly drawing a red line that territorial sovereignty and integrity must be respected.

Evidently, this statement from Germany is certainly somewhat annoying to the US, which has its eyes on Greenland. Why did Germany stand up this time? In addition to maintaining the foundation of international law, Germany obviously has three considerations. First, Germany wants to maintain the unity of NATO and ensure that NATO does not become a mere formality due to US actions. Especially when facing Russia, European countries like Germany still rely on NATO's protection.

Secondly, Germany is also clearly maintaining the unity of Europe and the EU. If EU member states are bullied and Germany ignores it, the unity of the EU will inevitably face major problems. Thirdly, in fact, Europe also has interests in issues such as the Arctic shipping routes. If the US succeeds, it would actually squeeze Europe's presence, and European countries certainly do not want to be completely marginalized in the very promising issue of Arctic shipping routes. Moreover, if the US treats its allies like this, what else can it do? Therefore, for Germany and Europe, they have nowhere to retreat, and Germany must step forward.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1854034129524747/

Statement: This article represents the views of the author.