00:00I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way, but if we don't do it the easy way,
00:23we're going to do it the hard way.
00:24Greenland has become the center of a growing international standoff, and it is now testing
00:32the very foundation of NATO.
00:40On Monday, around January 12, 2026, Greenland's government issued a strong and unusual statement.
00:50It rejected any possibility of U.S. control under any circumstances.
01:04Greenland's prime minister, Jens Frederick Nielsen, was clear.
01:09The island's security is a NATO matter, not a unilateral American decision.
01:15Greenland needs the European Union, and the European Union needs Greenland.
01:22And for the first time in years, Greenland's political leaders spoke in one voice.
01:29We do not want to be Americans.
01:32We do not want to be Danes.
01:34We want to be Greenlanders.
01:36Denmark quickly backed that position.
01:44Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen warned that any U.S. military action would not just target
01:51Greenland.
01:52It would effectively end NATO and shatter the post-World War II security order.
01:58Behind the scenes, Denmark's defense ministry confirmed a little-known but critical rule,
02:08a directive from 1952 still in force.
02:12It orders Danish and Greenland-based troops to open fire immediately on any invading force.
02:20No orders required.
02:22No formal declaration of war needed.
02:24A lesson learned the hard way, after Nazi Germany's invasion in 1940, when communications failed.
02:42This comes as Donald Trump sharply escalates his rhetoric.
02:46He has said the U.S. will do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not,
02:53preferring the easy way, a deal or purchase, but not ruling out the hard way.
03:01Trump claims Greenland is essential for U.S. national security,
03:07to counter Russia and China in the Arctic, and to protect missile defense routes.
03:11Right now, we are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not,
03:17because if we don't do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland,
03:23and we're not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor, okay?
03:26I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way,
03:34but if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way.
03:37J.D. Vance has echoed that message, criticizing Denmark for inadequate defense.
03:44Leaders in both America and in Denmark, I think, ignored Greenland for far too long.
03:49That's been bad for Greenland. It's also been bad for the security of the entire world.
03:52We think we can take things in a different direction.
03:55Reports now say Trump has ordered U.S. special forces to prepare contingency plans,
04:01but senior military leaders are pushing back.
04:07Calling the idea illegal, unauthorized by Congress, and potentially disastrous for NATO.
04:22Europe has responded with rare unity.
04:25Seven countries, including France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, issued a joint statement.
04:32Only Denmark and Greenland decide Greenland's future.
04:37U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer was direct, rejecting any unilateral U.S. move.
04:52At stake is NATO's core principle, Article 5.
04:56An attack on one is an attack on all.
05:00But what happens when one member threatens another?
05:03Experts warn that that scenario could render NATO meaningless.
05:14For now, no shots have been fired.
05:16Diplomacy continues, meetings are planned, and the world is watching.
05:22Because what happens in Greenland could redefine global security for decades to come.
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05:56For now, no shot will be fired.
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