Mute Bourup Egede, the prime minister of Greenland, rejected President Donald Trump’s vow that the U.S. will be able to seize control of the island “one way or the other.”
Tag: geopolitics
ALL POLISH ADULT MEN BE PREPARED TO FIGHT IN A WAR
Donald Tusk, the warmongering Polish prime minister, announced plans last week to compel every adult male in the country to undergo military training so its reserve is “comparable and adequate to the potential threats” the country now faces.
MACRON GOES NUCLEAR: SAYS HE’D PROVIDE FRANCE’S NUCLEAR DETERRENT FOR EUROPEAN ALLIES AMID THREAT FROM RUSSIA
French President Emmanuel Macron told other European countries last week that France is willing to discuss providing the bloc with a nuclear umbrella considering what he sees as a growing risk of an invasion by Russia and an unstable relationship with the Trump administration.
MORE THAN 1,300 SYRIANS KILLED IN 3 DAYS—MOSTLY CIVILIANS—IN COUNTRY’S WORST VIOLENCE SINCE ASSAD’S FALL
Government forces in Syria have conducted a revenge campaign in the northern part of the country after an ambush by Alawite attackers—loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad—that resulted in 16 dead officers and prompted a major crackdown.
U.S. READY FOR WAR WITH CHINA
Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News weekend host playing the role of U.S. Secretary of Defense, said the U.S. is prepared to go to war with China after Beijing made a thinly veiled threat that it was ready to face off with Washington on the battlefield.
TRUMP ‘LYING’ WHEN HE SAYS U.S. WILL RECLAIM PANAMA CANAL, MULINO SAYS
José Raul Mulino, the president of Panama, said Donald Trump lied when he told Congress last week that the U.S. will reclaim the Panama Canal.
GERMAN MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX REAPS WINDFALL AMID EU’S MILITARIZATION
Germany’s defense sector saw its stock prices jump last week as Berlin and the EU solidified plans to increase defense spending in the face of what they see as a new Russian threat.
TRUMP THREATENS MOSCOW WITH MORE SANCTIONS OVER ITS LATEST ATTACKS IN UKRAINE
U.S. President Donald Trump last week threatened Russia with new sanctions over its recent attacks in Ukraine as the White House continues its effort to push for a ceasefire after a high-profile meeting in Saudi Arabia last month.
AS FORECAST: GERMANY’S AfD BECOMES MAIN OPPOSITION IN BEST ELECTION SHOWING EVER
Germany abandoned Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition in the country’s snap election on Sunday handing overall victory to Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union, and giving the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) its strongest showing ever, coming in second place.
MACRON RINGS ALARM OVER THE NEED FOR THE EU TO INCREASE DEFENSE SPENDING AMID THE THREAT FROM RUSSIA AND TRUMP RISKS
French President Emmanuel Macron said last week that the European Union finds itself in a dangerous predicament with an emboldened Russia and new leadership in Washington that can no longer be looked at as a security guarantor.