Trump's Greenland Demand at NATO Summit Triggers Alliance Ultimatum

At the NATO summit in Ankara on 7 July, Donald Trump reiterated his assertion that the US should take control of Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen responded that forcible seizure would end the alliance. Trump attended chiefly because his friend Turkish President Erdogan hosted. The exchange revives a simmering dispute and undercuts the summit's stated goal of showcasing allied unity.