"Jonas Gahr Støre, the mild-mannered prime minister of Norway and the scion of a wealthy industrial family, was returning home from a ski outing one Sunday last month when he decided to dash off a text message to Donald Trump. Composing it from the car, he proposed that the leaders talk to find an off-ramp from the looming crisis over Greenland, the semiautonomous Danish territory that the American president has been publicly threatening to seize."
"Trump's campaign poses a threat not just to Greenland and Denmark but also to NATO. The day before Støre's text, Trump had vowed to impose tariffs on a handful of European countries that had sent soldiers to the Arctic territory in a show of unity with Denmark. The Norwegian prime minister suggested to Trump that they "deescalate," entreating him, "so much is happening around us where we need to stand together." The message was co-signed by another Scandinavian leader, Alexander Stubb, the president of Finland."
"Two hours later, Støre was sitting at his desk at home when Trump's reply arrived. "Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America," Trump wrote. He went on to declare that he had "done more for NATO than any other person since its founding." And he concluded by insisting on "Complete and Total Control of Greenland.""
Jonas Gahr Støre texted Donald Trump proposing talks to find an off-ramp from a looming crisis over Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory. The message was co-signed by Finland's president Alexander Stubb and urged de-escalation and unity. Trump replied by invoking the Nobel Peace Prize omission, boasting he had stopped eight wars and claiming to have done more for NATO than anyone since its founding, then insisting on "Complete and Total Control of Greenland." Trump had also threatened tariffs on European countries that deployed troops to Greenland. The exchange underscores tensions linking Arctic security, Greenland's status, and NATO cohesion.
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