Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine
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Associate Professor for Government @univie.ac.at, works on political representation & behavior, public opinion, populism & the EU - usual disclaimers
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A necessary step towards making it even is stopping assuming that our adversaries are bumbling fools who step on rakes as soon as they move. They’re not. January 6, Brexit, the judicial coup that stole the US Supreme Court for a generation are not the feats of lucky fools.
January 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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I think what these 👇 considerations all point to — and by now it is blatantly clear:
Trump‘s interest in Greenland has nothing to do with national security. It’s just the public sugar-coating of other conscious or subconscious motivations, and this should make everyone very concerned.
Trump‘s interest in Greenland has nothing to do with national security. It’s just the public sugar-coating of other conscious or subconscious motivations, and this should make everyone very concerned.
What is just crazy about this, aside from the need for this statement at all, is that Greenland already IS in the US sphere of influence. It's far cheaper for the US, in material, security, and reputational terms, to have Denmark continue administering Greenland and work within NATO on security.
Joint Statement of major EU/NATO countries on Greenland, together with Denmark:
January 6, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I think what these 👇 considerations all point to — and by now it is blatantly clear:
Trump‘s interest in Greenland has nothing to do with national security. It’s just the public sugar-coating of other conscious or subconscious motivations, and this should make everyone very concerned.
Trump‘s interest in Greenland has nothing to do with national security. It’s just the public sugar-coating of other conscious or subconscious motivations, and this should make everyone very concerned.
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What is just crazy about this, aside from the need for this statement at all, is that Greenland already IS in the US sphere of influence. It's far cheaper for the US, in material, security, and reputational terms, to have Denmark continue administering Greenland and work within NATO on security.
Joint Statement of major EU/NATO countries on Greenland, together with Denmark:
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 PM
What is just crazy about this, aside from the need for this statement at all, is that Greenland already IS in the US sphere of influence. It's far cheaper for the US, in material, security, and reputational terms, to have Denmark continue administering Greenland and work within NATO on security.
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Europe* really needs to wake up
Europe = the European continent, including UK, Switzerland and other non EU countries.
Europe = the European continent, including UK, Switzerland and other non EU countries.
January 6, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Europe* really needs to wake up
Europe = the European continent, including UK, Switzerland and other non EU countries.
Europe = the European continent, including UK, Switzerland and other non EU countries.
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Joint statement on Greenland:
European leaders pledge they „will not stop defending“ „sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders“.
European leaders pledge they „will not stop defending“ „sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders“.
January 6, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Joint statement on Greenland:
European leaders pledge they „will not stop defending“ „sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders“.
European leaders pledge they „will not stop defending“ „sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders“.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Question is just whether this opportunistic imperialism will become more systematic over time.
The US attack on Venezuela was the most revealing piece to date in the puzzle that has been Trump’s second-term foreign policy, demonstrating that opportunistic imperialism, rather than isolationism, is the prism through which the Trump doctrine is best understood.
www.gmfus.org/news/watchin...
www.gmfus.org/news/watchin...
Watching China in Europe—January 2026
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January 6, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Question is just whether this opportunistic imperialism will become more systematic over time.
What in the world do they have to say or do that the American people will be on the streets in 7 or 8 digit numbers every day? Do you seriously think you can still fix all this by the midterms?
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 6:34 AM
What in the world do they have to say or do that the American people will be on the streets in 7 or 8 digit numbers every day? Do you seriously think you can still fix all this by the midterms?
This was 💯 Putin‘s reasoning when invading Crimea, Donbas and the whole of Ukraine — just here coming from the White House with regard to annexing Greenland.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 6:27 AM
This was 💯 Putin‘s reasoning when invading Crimea, Donbas and the whole of Ukraine — just here coming from the White House with regard to annexing Greenland.
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More astonishing public comments from Danish PM on Greenland: “I believe one should take the American president seriously when he says that he wants Greenland. But I will also make it clear that if the US chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops, including NATO..."
Denmark Says US Attack on Greenland Would Mean End of NATO
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that if Donald Trump were to attack the Danish island of Greenland that would mean the end of the NATO alliance.
www.bloomberg.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
More astonishing public comments from Danish PM on Greenland: “I believe one should take the American president seriously when he says that he wants Greenland. But I will also make it clear that if the US chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops, including NATO..."
This 👇 might offer some hedging of risks for people concerned. @polymarket.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
This 👇 might offer some hedging of risks for people concerned. @polymarket.bsky.social
It’s afternoon pretty much all over Europe right now and I don’t think the reaction by European leaders to Trump’s Greenland fantasies provides any hope so far.
Have I missed something? If we do not publicly commit to our European allies, nobody will believe that we will actually stand by them.
Have I missed something? If we do not publicly commit to our European allies, nobody will believe that we will actually stand by them.
Litmus test for Europe today. Depending on whether and when Merz, Macron, Starmer & others will support this statement by Frederiksen, there may or may not be some hope left.
It's wild that the PM of a NATO member feels compelled to put out a statement like this vis-à-vis the US government.
January 5, 2026 at 12:56 PM
It’s afternoon pretty much all over Europe right now and I don’t think the reaction by European leaders to Trump’s Greenland fantasies provides any hope so far.
Have I missed something? If we do not publicly commit to our European allies, nobody will believe that we will actually stand by them.
Have I missed something? If we do not publicly commit to our European allies, nobody will believe that we will actually stand by them.
Good.
France reiterates its support of Denmark and Greenland sovereignty after renewed Trump threats reut.rs/3Nt6F77
France reiterates its support of Denmark and Greenland sovereignty after renewed Trump threats
France reiterated on Monday its support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Denmark and Greenland following renewed threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to take over Greenland.
reut.rs
January 5, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Good.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Bingo. And this is why the „solutions“ to this crisis won’t work.
A year ago, I went to Copenhagen to write about the political crisis sparked by Trump over Greenland. Danes told me that the US can already do whatever it wants on the island.
Their conclusion: Trump just wants the U.S. to look larger on a map
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Their conclusion: Trump just wants the U.S. to look larger on a map
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trump Triggers a Crisis in Denmark—And Europe
"Trump might forget about Greenland. But also, he might not. Nobody knows. He operates on whims," @anneapplebaum writes.
www.theatlantic.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Bingo. And this is why the „solutions“ to this crisis won’t work.
And please a big hands-up 🙌🏻 this morning for anyone in Europe who *still* believes in NATO article 5, transatlantic partnership, or that Trump can be trusted a second on Ukraine.
It's wild that the PM of a NATO member feels compelled to put out a statement like this vis-à-vis the US government.
January 5, 2026 at 6:20 AM
And please a big hands-up 🙌🏻 this morning for anyone in Europe who *still* believes in NATO article 5, transatlantic partnership, or that Trump can be trusted a second on Ukraine.
That’s basically a literal Trump-type „20 days or two months“ ultimatum for Denmark and the EU to hand over Greenland.
Trump: We need Greenland. Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships.
Reporter: What would the justification be for a claim to Greenland?
Trump: The EU needs us to have it.
Reporter: What would the justification be for a claim to Greenland?
Trump: The EU needs us to have it.
January 5, 2026 at 6:14 AM
That’s basically a literal Trump-type „20 days or two months“ ultimatum for Denmark and the EU to hand over Greenland.
Litmus test for Europe today. Depending on whether and when Merz, Macron, Starmer & others will support this statement by Frederiksen, there may or may not be some hope left.
It's wild that the PM of a NATO member feels compelled to put out a statement like this vis-à-vis the US government.
January 5, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Litmus test for Europe today. Depending on whether and when Merz, Macron, Starmer & others will support this statement by Frederiksen, there may or may not be some hope left.
I am just a friend, standing in front of the American people, and telling them that external aggression usually goes hand in hand with internal repression.
TRUMP: “We need Greenland”
The guardrails are gone
The guardrails are gone
January 5, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I am just a friend, standing in front of the American people, and telling them that external aggression usually goes hand in hand with internal repression.
If U.S. citizens and civil society are not upping their game in the next minute, there is no coming back from this.
Don’t just watch, show full resistance now. Tomorrow will be too late.
Don’t just watch, show full resistance now. Tomorrow will be too late.
TRUMP: “We need Greenland”
The guardrails are gone
The guardrails are gone
January 5, 2026 at 12:02 AM
If U.S. citizens and civil society are not upping their game in the next minute, there is no coming back from this.
Don’t just watch, show full resistance now. Tomorrow will be too late.
Don’t just watch, show full resistance now. Tomorrow will be too late.
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The 3rd of January 2026 will go down in history as a seminal moment - the death of the international order that has held the world together for 80 years.
Through their cowardice, our European leaders were willing accomplices in its destruction. We should never forget that.
Through their cowardice, our European leaders were willing accomplices in its destruction. We should never forget that.
International law died yesterday. And Europe helped kill it.
Macron, Starmer and Meloni gave their stamp of approval to Trump's illegal invasion of Venezuela to run the country and take its oil. Who can take them seriously now on Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
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January 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The 3rd of January 2026 will go down in history as a seminal moment - the death of the international order that has held the world together for 80 years.
Through their cowardice, our European leaders were willing accomplices in its destruction. We should never forget that.
Through their cowardice, our European leaders were willing accomplices in its destruction. We should never forget that.
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Kyiv in darkness. Blackouts in most districts, the city is in darkness from the Russian strikes.
Emergency and planned power outages have been introduced. Many shops, pharmacies work from generators
Russia terrorizes millions of people.
📹Galyna Lapina
Emergency and planned power outages have been introduced. Many shops, pharmacies work from generators
Russia terrorizes millions of people.
📹Galyna Lapina
January 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Kyiv in darkness. Blackouts in most districts, the city is in darkness from the Russian strikes.
Emergency and planned power outages have been introduced. Many shops, pharmacies work from generators
Russia terrorizes millions of people.
📹Galyna Lapina
Emergency and planned power outages have been introduced. Many shops, pharmacies work from generators
Russia terrorizes millions of people.
📹Galyna Lapina
The EU will be observing the situation…
„During our call, Trump reaffirmed to me that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to American intervention. ‚We do need Greenland, absolutely,‘ he said.“
EXCLUSIVE: In an interview with Michael Scherer, Donald Trump threatened Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, with a fate worse than Maduro’s; defended regime change in the country; and expressed renewed interest in the U.S. seizing Greenland.
January 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The EU will be observing the situation…