Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that her country is at a “fateful moment” over President Trump’s repeated threats to take over Greenland, the autonomous territory controlled by Denmark. Speaking at a political rally, Frederiksen said, “What is at stake is bigger than what the eye can see, because if what we experience from the Americans is that they are actually turning their backs on the Western alliance, that they are turning their backs on our NATO cooperation by threatening an ally, which we have not experienced before, then everything will stop.” Her comments come in response to President Trump’s latest remarks threatening military force against Greenland.

President Donald Trump: “Right now we are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not, because if we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor. OK? I would — I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don’t do it the easy way, we’re going to do it the hard way.”