Madrid, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) Spain is considering a possible decision to send troops to Greenland in response to threats from the United States, the Foreign and Defense Ministers confirmed.

In statements to the Telecinco channel, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares stressed that the government will take a position on this matter once it has a “well-defined understanding of the situation,” based on ongoing contacts with other European countries.

According to the diplomat, the Greenlanders have made it clear that they want to remain part of Denmark and do not consider a “change of sovereignty” to the United States an option.

Defense Minister Margarita Robles had already expressed a similar sentiment, urging caution, although she hinted that the matter is under evaluation.

Albares, meanwhile, acknowledged that a series of contacts and meetings are underway with other European partners who share Spain’s concern about the situation in Greenland.

“We are exchanging information and getting a sense of the situation, and once we have all the elements, then the decisions will be made,” he noted.

The open intentions of US President Donald Trump to seize Greenland “one way or another” (by force or by purchase) have set off alarm bells in Europe, given what this would mean for the end of NATO as it currently exists.

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