Nato’s European powers have been served a reminder that the distraction of a “Greenland sideshow” could weaken vital support for Ukraine, the alliance’s former assistant secretary general has told The National.
Dr Jamie Shea said European struggles to generate troop commitments for Ukraine should show how important it was to avoid a rapid departure of US troops from Europe.
“The problem for the Europeans is that they're already having trouble generating forces for the Ukraine reassurance force, let alone their Nato commitments in Eastern Europe,” he said. “They can't afford Greenland to become a massive and diversionary side show.”
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