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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Ap Correspondent

Why the Nato alliance is at risk amid Trump’s threats to Greenland

Donald Trump's repeated threats to seize control of Greenland are straining relations with US allies within Nato, prompting stark warnings that such an aggressive move could spell the end of the world's largest security alliance.

While historical tensions have occasionally flared between some Nato members, notably Greece and Turkey, the prospect of its most powerful country, the United States, annexing the territory of another ally would establish a dangerous precedent.

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