Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine
@chriswratil.bsky.social
Associate Professor for Government @univie.ac.at, works on political representation & behavior, public opinion, populism & the EU - usual disclaimers
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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?
davekeating.substack.com
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…
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Als Nächstes dann Grönland, Taiwan, Georgien. Verfolgt Europa mit „großer Sorge“. 🤯
In Berlin und Brüssel wird die Ergreifung des venezolanischen Machthabers Maduro bei einer US-Militäroperation als Gefahr für die Weltordnung gesehen. Zugleich wollen die Europäer den US-Präsidenten nicht verprellen und proben den Spagat.
Venezuela: Friedrich Merz und das Dilemma der Weltordnung nach US-Eingriff
In Berlin und Brüssel wird die Ergreifung des venezolanischen Machthabers Maduro bei einer US-Militäroperation als Gefahr für die Weltordnung gesehen. Zugleich wollen die Europäer den US-Präsidenten nicht verprellen und proben den Spagat.
www.spiegel.de
January 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Als Nächstes dann Grönland, Taiwan, Georgien. Verfolgt Europa mit „großer Sorge“. 🤯
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Historic injustice/irony: George W. Bush was accused by Europeans of going to war for oil (foolishly, he was actually in it for a more democratic "New Middle East").
Trump actually SAYS he wants Venezuela's oil, but now Europeans say they need more facts to form an opinion.
Trump actually SAYS he wants Venezuela's oil, but now Europeans say they need more facts to form an opinion.
January 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Historic injustice/irony: George W. Bush was accused by Europeans of going to war for oil (foolishly, he was actually in it for a more democratic "New Middle East").
Trump actually SAYS he wants Venezuela's oil, but now Europeans say they need more facts to form an opinion.
Trump actually SAYS he wants Venezuela's oil, but now Europeans say they need more facts to form an opinion.
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Fiona Hill, former White House advisor on Russia, spoke at Trump's impeachment hearing about a touted 'arrangement'between Russia & USA which would 'give' the US Venezuela if they let Russia take Ukraine :
January 4, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Fiona Hill, former White House advisor on Russia, spoke at Trump's impeachment hearing about a touted 'arrangement'between Russia & USA which would 'give' the US Venezuela if they let Russia take Ukraine :
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Not only have our European leaders refused to condemn Trump's illegal invasion of Venezuela and his plan to run it and take its oil, several (including Starmer, Macron & Meloni) seemed to give the invasion their stamp of approval.
A shameful day for Europe.
A shameful day for Europe.
A day that will live in infamy
The US has today bombed and invaded a sovereign country to execute regime change. European leaders are too terrified of Trump to condemn it. Will they react the same if the US invades Greenland?
davekeating.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Not only have our European leaders refused to condemn Trump's illegal invasion of Venezuela and his plan to run it and take its oil, several (including Starmer, Macron & Meloni) seemed to give the invasion their stamp of approval.
A shameful day for Europe.
A shameful day for Europe.
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I had forgotten this, but it is consistent with Trump's efforts to pressure Zelenskyy into dangerous concessions to Putin. It should be (yet another) alarm signal to European leaders - Trump's goals in Ukraine may be the opposite of Europe's.
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 11:22 AM
I had forgotten this, but it is consistent with Trump's efforts to pressure Zelenskyy into dangerous concessions to Putin. It should be (yet another) alarm signal to European leaders - Trump's goals in Ukraine may be the opposite of Europe's.
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"Look, the U.S. has not got a perfect record. There’s no doubt about that, and it has betrayed its values many times, but this is of a different order. This is just a blatant throwing-the-whole-thing-out and making a claim to be able to use force whenever it wants." - @oonahathaway.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 2:28 AM
"Look, the U.S. has not got a perfect record. There’s no doubt about that, and it has betrayed its values many times, but this is of a different order. This is just a blatant throwing-the-whole-thing-out and making a claim to be able to use force whenever it wants." - @oonahathaway.bsky.social
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Say what you will about prior US interventionism, in Latin America or elsewhere. It was never on one person’s whim, let alone one who goes about it like an immature adolescent.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Say what you will about prior US interventionism, in Latin America or elsewhere. It was never on one person’s whim, let alone one who goes about it like an immature adolescent.
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A reminder: it doesn't have to be this way.
Mexico has a hell of a lot more to lose than Europe by angering Trump. Yet this is the response of its president just now.
This isn't a global phenomenon. Why have Europeans proven to be so uniquely cowardly over the past year?
Mexico has a hell of a lot more to lose than Europe by angering Trump. Yet this is the response of its president just now.
This isn't a global phenomenon. Why have Europeans proven to be so uniquely cowardly over the past year?
January 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
A reminder: it doesn't have to be this way.
Mexico has a hell of a lot more to lose than Europe by angering Trump. Yet this is the response of its president just now.
This isn't a global phenomenon. Why have Europeans proven to be so uniquely cowardly over the past year?
Mexico has a hell of a lot more to lose than Europe by angering Trump. Yet this is the response of its president just now.
This isn't a global phenomenon. Why have Europeans proven to be so uniquely cowardly over the past year?
My feeling tonight from reactions by friends & family: anti-Americanism will reemerge as an electoral platform in (some) European democracies. While mainstream elites fear its consequences, incentives are growing by the day. Soon, we might see big mainstream parties advocating to break with the U.S.
January 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM
My feeling tonight from reactions by friends & family: anti-Americanism will reemerge as an electoral platform in (some) European democracies. While mainstream elites fear its consequences, incentives are growing by the day. Soon, we might see big mainstream parties advocating to break with the U.S.