US attack on Venezuela raises fears of future Greenland takeover

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/greenland-denmark-us-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-donald-trump

Danish ambassador posts ‘friendly reminder’ about defence ties after provocative Maga post over territory

Archived version: https://archive.is/20260104120251/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/greenland-denmark-us-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-donald-trump


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Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 249d (9 replies)

I thought they went after vz because they didn't have the guts to take Greenland due to the danish protection and the disaster attacking a place "under European sphere of influence"?

GuyFawkes@midwest.social · 10 pts · 249d (1 reply)

Venezuela was Trump’s Poland - testing the limits, normalizing the behavior. 100% that shit-for-brains is going to hit somewhere else, probably Sept/Oct if I had to guess. Because who’s gonna stop him?

Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 249d

Venezuela was Trump’s Poland

more like czechoslovakia

Also, we are blessed in having three at the same time, US and VZ, Russia and Ukraine/Georgia , Israel and Palestine /s

the_q@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 249d
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whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 249d (2 replies)

and Denmark is also one of the founding members of NATO

hanrahan@piefed.social · 3 pts · 249d

And ? What's Denmark going to do if the US lands troops in Greenland. What's all of Europe going to do ? Stern words is about it, call the ambassador in and protest? The only caveat in all of this is China.

deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 249d

If a NATO member (the US) attacks another NATO member (Denmark) does Article [whatever] require every other NATO member to fight the US?

Hmm, makes Trump's noises about leaving NATO make slightly more sense.

Though there's a lot of Latin America, so Canada and Greenland are probably bottom of the list.

mrdown@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 249d

It is just more easy to use propaganda to take down Maduro

TheDrunkard@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 249d

Also, oil.

ryannathans@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 249d

Venezuela not in NATO

TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 249d

if all the world's nations could get together maybe they can collectively overthrow my stank ass government. plz do it.