Moscow has framed its invasion of Ukraine it started as a proxy war with NATO. and so it has seen its growing divisions with its main member over Trump’s ambitions to acquire Greenland as an opportunity to weaken the alliance at a critical time for the war.

AMERICA’S HUNGER for Greenland is setting off an explosive row within NATO.  President Donald Trump, infuriated by European allies’ resistance to his effort to annex the autonomous Danish territory, said on January 17th that he would impose 10% tariffs on imports from eight European countries that had sent troops there two days earlier.

Trump rips UK for 'great stupidity' giving Chagos to Mauritius, risking Diego Garcia base—links to Greenland takeover demand. Starmer urges calm; tariffs loom pre-Davos., US News, Times Now

The poll of NATO member states showed median approval of China’s leadership rising and that of Washington falling in 2025.

U.S. NATO ambassador Matthew Whitaker defends American focus on Greenland amid European backlash, calling Arctic security crucial for continental defense.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that soliders are in Greenland to take part in a joint military exercise as Trump continues his push to take over the island.

Denmark and Greenland have discussed the possibility of having a NATO mission in Greenland and the Arctic, Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Monday.

TIME spoke to legal experts about whether Trump could legally pull the U.S. out of NATO and the wider implications.