Washington, DC, January 19 (ANI): A letter attributed to US President Donald Trump and recently circulated among European diplomats in Washington has raised fresh concern across allied capitals after it explicitly linked US security interests, the Nobel Peace Prize, and American control of Greenland.
The letter, shared by PBS NewsHour correspondent Nick Schifrin, was addressed to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and later forwarded by National Security Council staff to several European ambassadors, with instructions that it be shared with their respective heads of government or state. The text, posted by Schifrin on X, revisits themes Trump has raised publicly in the past, framing them in unusually blunt and personal terms.
The letter opens with a grievance over the Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded by a committee appointed by Norway’s parliament. Trump asserts that Norway’s failure to award him the prize has altered his approach to global affairs and alliance politics.
“Dear Jonas: Considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped eight 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,” the letter states.
The message then turns sharply toward Greenland, the autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark that Trump has repeatedly said the United States should acquire. In the letter, Trump questions Denmark’s legal and historical claim to the island and cites its strategic vulnerability as justification for US control.
“Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a ‘right of ownership’ anyway? There are no written documents. It’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also,” the letter says.
Trump further ties the issue to NATO burden-sharing, portraying American demands over Greenland as a reciprocal obligation owed by US allies.
“I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States,” the letter adds.
The message concludes with its most sweeping assertion, framing US control of Greenland as essential to global security. “The world is not secure unless we have complete and total control of Greenland,” the letter states.
Neither the White House nor the Norwegian government has publicly commented on the letter. European officials said its circulation has already prompted quiet consultations among NATO members, particularly Denmark. (ANI)
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