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Key Points
- Norway’s government has released a message United States President Donald Trump sent to the Norwegian prime minister.
- In the message, Trump linked his push for control of Greenland to his failure to win the 2025 Nobel prize.
- The Nobel Committee annoyed Trump by awarding the prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
In a text message sent on Sunday, former U.S. President Donald Trump communicated with Norway’s Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Stoere. Trump expressed disappointment over not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, despite claiming to have ended eight wars. “As your country chose not to award me the Nobel Peace Prize, my obligation to focus solely on peace has shifted. While peace remains a priority, I can now prioritize what benefits the United States of America,” Trump stated.
The message from Trump came in response to an earlier communication from Prime Minister Stoere. Stoere, speaking on behalf of himself and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, had called for a reduction in geopolitical tensions and suggested a phone conversation with Trump. The former president replied to the suggestion within 30 minutes.
In his response, Trump questioned, “Why is there any ‘right of ownership’ anyway?” He further added, “The world will not be secure until we have complete and total control of Greenland.”
Addressing the broader geopolitical context, Stoere mentioned, “This is a crucial discussion for the European Union. It’s not just Denmark or the countries directly involved that need to respond. Europe as a whole must address this issue.”
“This is very much a discussion we need to have in the EU, because it is not Denmark that has to respond, and it’s not the countries on the list that have to respond; it’s Europe that has to respond,” he added.
Denmark’s military told Reuters that Danish soldiers would land in Kangerlussuaq, western Greenland, on Monday, as part of the Arctic Endurance military exercise.
A meeting with Trump at Davos?
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he too would try to meet Trump on Wednesday, adding that a trade dispute was not wanted. “But if we are confronted with tariffs that we consider unreasonable, then we are capable of responding,” Merz said.
“I think it’s a complete canard that the president will be doing this because of the Nobel prize. The president is looking at Greenland as a strategic asset for the United States,” he told reporters in Davos.
Emergency summit
The EU said it was continuing to engage “at all levels” with the US but said the use of its ACI was not off the table.
