President Donald Trump declared in a message to Norways prime minister that he no longer feels bound to think purely of peace after being passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize and used the statement to double down on his contentious push for U.S. control of Greenland, according to a message made public Monday.
In a written message to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stre, Trump framed the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize snub as a turning point in his foreign policy outlook. Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, Trump wrote, before asserting that he can now focus on what is good and proper for the United States of America.
Trumps remarks follow his long-standing, and increasingly provocative, campaign to bring Greenland an autonomous territory of Denmark under U.S. control. In the message, he reiterated his view that Greenlands strategic importance to U.S. security justifies a shift from traditional diplomatic objectives. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland, he wrote.
Stres office confirmed the authenticity of the message in correspondence with news agencies and reiterated that the Norwegian government has no role in awarding the Nobel Peace Prize, which is determined by an independent committee in Oslo. I have clearly explained that the prize is awarded by an independent Nobel Committee, Stre said in a written comment.
Trumps linkage of personal recognition to territorial ambition has drawn sharp reactions abroad. European leaders have pushed back against his Greenland rhetoric and threatened economic measures in response to U.S. pressure. A package of potential retaliatory tariffs targeting U.S. exports estimated at roughly 93 billion is reportedly under consideration by the European Union after Trump tied Greenland to broader diplomatic and trade talks.
The United States pursuit of Greenland has been a source of tension among NATO allies for months. Trumps arguments including claims that Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China have alarmed European officials and sparked emergency consultations among allied capitals. Greenlands own leaders have firmly rejected the idea of U.S. control, emphasizing that decisions about their future rest with Greenlanders and Denmark.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to weigh in directly on Trumps remarks but noted that there has been disturbing information about Greenland-related rhetoric and suggested that U.S. actions could leave a lasting mark on global history.
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