"Hurtling into view, noisily and quickly, comes another twist in the rollercoaster that is diplomacy in the era of President Trump. Splenetic social media posts, bold claims in front of the cameras and provocative and to some deeply offensive AI-generated images of an American-owned Greenland. And now, so many of America's allies allow themselves a deep breath and an expression of relief."
"Within the government here in the UK, there is a quiet pride that Britain made its contribution to the welter of diplomacy European neighbours and others have been doing in recent days. The British diplomatic machine cranked up at every level: involving ministers, officials and embassies. The prime minister insisted on what he saw as the merits of "calm discussion" - but had to judge how to calibrate his response, both publicly and privately."
President Trump's provocative social media posts and AI-generated images of an American-owned Greenland provoked international alarm. Many allies expressed relief when the incident cooled after a Truth Social post. The UK engaged ministers, officials and embassies across levels to respond. The prime minister advocated calm discussion while calibrating public and private responses. Downing Street publicly disagreed with the White House over Greenland's sovereignty, and Sir Keir Starmer insisted that Greenland's future is for Greenlanders and Denmark to decide. Tensions briefly risked disrupting carefully cultivated UK-US relations, including exchanges over the UK-Mauritius Chagos Islands agreement.
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