Jose Manuel Albares has called for an integrated defense industry and sovereign force as the Greenland crisis deepens a rift in NATO<\/p>\n
Spain has called for the creation of a European \u201ccoalition of the willing\u201d to defend the continent, framing the proposal as a necessary step toward strategic sovereignty amid a historic rift with the US.
\nIn an interview with Der Spiegel published on Tuesday, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares stated that the EU must forge its own military alliance to ensure its security. \u201cFirst, we need to integrate our defense industries. And second, we need to form a coalition of the willing. If we are ready to do this for Ukraine, we should be equally ready to defend the EU.\u201d
\nHe warned that the crisis over US President Donald Trump\u2019s push to annex Greenland from Denmark threatens the entire international order, adding that \u201cthe alternative is the law of the jungle, the law of the strongest. If that prevails, no country will be safe,\u201d he said.
\nEarlier this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov similarly described the Greenland standoff as a \u201cdeep crisis\u201d for NATO that upends the Western \u2018rules-based order\u2019. He said the situation proves the rules of conduct on the international stage have been \u201cthrown out the window\u201d and replaced by a game of \u201cmight makes right.\u201d<\/p>\n
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I cannot \u2018promise\u2019 the US will remain in NATO \u2013 Stoltenberg<\/p>\n
Albares\u2019 comments come amid reports that the Pentagon is planning to reduce US participation in NATO advisory and training bodies, according to the Washington Post. Trump has also publicly called on European NATO members to play a larger role in their own defense, while doubting they would ever actually help the US, stating: \u201cI just really do question whether or not they\u2019ll come to our [rescue].\u201d
\nMeanwhile, Trump\u2019s threats of military action against Denmark over Greenland have sparked outrage in the EU. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said the US president\u2019s threats are \u201cunheard of\u201d and that Europe must now choose between \u201cself respect\u201d and being a \u201cmiserable slave,\u201d warning of \u201cthe end of an era of 80 years of Atlantism.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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