EU and NATO promised to be silent about Greenland after Denmark asked her allies to refrain from reaction to Donald Trump's threats to seize the Arctic Island.

Copenhagen strategy to avoid public confrontation with Trump, which, according to four officials, was closely coordinated by NATO and the EU, emphasizes the struggle between US allies trying to decide how to confront the aggressive diplomacy of the American president, notes Financial Times.

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Last week, Trump held a 45-minute telephone conversation with Denmark Prime Minister Mette Fredericksen, as a result of which Copenhagen moved to the so-called " Trump threatened to introduce targeted tariffs against Denmark and refused to exclude the possibility of the power seizure of the Arctic Island.

Danish and European officials initially hoped that Trump's comments on the capture of Greenland were tactics aimed at obtaining more influence on this territory, which acquires more and more importance, since Russia and China are striving to strengthen its influence in the Arctic.

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According to one of the officials, in recent days they realized that the situation "

But the officials of Denmark, the EU and NATO have decided to minimize the public discussion due to the deep sensitivity of Copenhagen and its conclusion that the open challenge of Trump will only exacerbate the crisis.

Earlier in the BBC it was noted that US President Donald Trump believes that his country will nevertheless gain control over Greenland. He expressed the opinion that most of the inhabitants of the island want to become part of the United States.