The letter to the Prime Minister of Norway reveals Trump's "way of thinking": If I don't get the Nobel Peace Prize, then I won't be thinking about "peace" anymore, but will instead focus on expanding American territory.

U.S. President Trump wrote a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Solberg, directly linking his claim over Greenland with his failure to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

According to the letter obtained by foreign media, Trump wrote in it: "Given that your country has decided not to award me the Nobel Peace Prize, even though I have ended more than eight wars, I no longer feel obligated to consider only 'peace'."

He also said: "Although peace will still be the top priority, I can now focus more on what is just and beneficial for the United States."

This U.S. president added: "Unless we have complete and thorough control over Greenland, the world will not be safe."

In fact, the Nobel Peace Prize is not decided by the Norwegian government, but by an independent committee. The news office of Solberg and the White House have not yet responded immediately to requests for comment.

Last weekend, Trump not only alarmed NATO allies, but also threatened to impose tariffs on a number of European member states of the alliance if he could not gain control of Greenland. This escalation has provoked anger from leaders of EU countries, with French President Macron even calling for the activation of the EU's strongest retaliatory tool.

EU ambassadors held a meeting last Sunday to discuss the response plan in case Trump carried out his threats, including imposing tariffs on $93 billion (about 108 billion dollars) worth of American goods. EU leaders are scheduled to hold an emergency summit this Thursday.

On Monday, Trump posted on the social media platform Truth Social: "For 20 years, NATO has told Denmark, 'You must keep the Russian threat away from Greenland.' Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do so. Now it's time, this issue must be resolved!!!"

His remarks were echoed by several senior U.S. officials, including U.S. Treasury Secretary Becerra. Becerra said in an interview on Sunday that Europe was too weak to ensure the security of Greenland.

Additionally, last week, Norway was shocked by one thing: Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado had given her medal to Trump, who had long coveted the award. Trump claimed that he had resolved countless wars during his second term and deserved the Peace Prize, and accepted the medal from the Venezuelan opposition leader at a meeting at the White House.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee stated in a statement on Friday: "The Nobel Prize and the recipient are inseparable. Even if the medal or certificate later falls into someone else's hands, it cannot change the fact that who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize."

In another social media post on Sunday, the Nobel Committee said, "Therefore, the prize cannot be symbolically transferred or further distributed."

The letter from Trump to the Norwegian Prime Minister was first reported by a journalist from PBS. According to several sources who asked to remain anonymous due to discussing private letters, the Trump administration's National Security Council has shared this letter with other European governments.

The full text of the letter is as follows:

"Dear Jonas: Given that your country has decided not to award me the Nobel Peace Prize, even though I have ended more than eight wars, I no longer feel obligated to consider only 'peace'. Although peace will still be the top priority, I can now focus more on what is just and beneficial for the United States. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia's threat, and why should they have 'ownership'? There are no written documents, just a ship that stopped there hundreds of years ago, but our ships have also been there. Since the establishment of NATO, I have done more for NATO than anyone else, and now NATO should do something for the United States. Unless we have complete and thorough control over Greenland, the world will not be safe. Thank you! President Donald Trump."

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