In an unexpected twist, former U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed that NATO’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, may have played a key role in shaping his strategy for acquiring Greenland. During a recent interview, Trump stated that NATO’s interest in securing the Arctic region may have been a driving factor behind his 2019 proposal to purchase the Danish territory.
“The NATO alliance has always been concerned about the Arctic and Russia’s presence there,” Trump remarked. “I think that Jens Stoltenberg understood the value of Greenland as a strategic military asset. We were all thinking about the same thing: the importance of the region for global security.”
Trump’s comments suggest that his Greenland strategy was not solely driven by personal interests, but also by NATO’s collective focus on the Arctic. The alliance, which has become increasingly vocal about Russia’s growing military influence in the region, may have quietly encouraged the idea of bolstering U.S. presence in the Arctic through the acquisition of Greenland.
Despite Denmark’s firm rejection of the proposal, Trump’s remarks highlight the strategic significance the Arctic holds for NATO and its member countries, particularly as climate change opens up new trade routes and resource opportunities.
