"Lord Mandelson has accused European leaders including Keir Starmer of a histrionic reaction to Donald Trump's plan to take over Greenland, arguing that without hard power and hard cash they will continue to slide into unimportance in the Age of Trump. In his first political comments since being sacked as Britain's ambassador to Washington last year, Mandelson said Trump had achieved more in a day than orthodox diplomacy was able to achieve in the past decade when he captured Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro."
"This week he signed a statement calling on the US president to respect Danish sovereignty over Greenland after a White House statement said the US was looking into a range of options in an effort to acquire Greenland, adding that using the US military to do so was always an option. On Wednesday evening, Starmer set out his position on Greenland in a phone conversation with Trump, Downing Street said without giving further details of the call."
Lord Mandelson accused European leaders, including Keir Starmer, of overreacting to Donald Trump's moves on Greenland and warned that Europe will slide into unimportance without hard power and hard cash. He compared Trump's rapid results to a decade of orthodox diplomacy, citing the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. Starmer signed a statement urging respect for Danish sovereignty over Greenland and spoke with Trump by phone. Mandelson urged European leaders to increase relevance through military and financial means, predicted Trump would not invade Greenland, and said Arctic security threats from China and Russia will force serious policy discussions.
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