Trump says 'feels no obligation' to pursue peace after Nobel Prize snub

US President Donald Trump has told Norway’s prime minister that he no longer feels obliged to focus on world peace after failing to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

In a letter addressed to Gar Store and published by a PBS correspondent on the social media platform X on Monday, Trump stated, “Considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped eight wars plus, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace.”

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, who later handed the prize to Trump on Thursday in what she described as gratitude for the US invasion of Venezuela and the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on January 3, 2026.

Trump’s letter was circulated by staff at the US National Security Council to several European ambassadors based in Washington, extending the message well beyond Oslo.

In the same letter, Trump turned his attention to Greenland, questioning Denmark’s sovereignty over the territory.

“Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a ‘right of ownership’ anyway?” he wrote. He went on to say that he had “done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States.” He concludes, “The world is not secure unless we have complete and total control of Greenland.”

Trump has repeatedly said that Greenland should be absorbed into the United States. During his first term, he openly floated the idea of purchasing the island, treating the territory as a strategic asset.

Since the abduction of Maduro and Flores, references to occupying Greenland have become increasingly prominent in White House language.

Trump has framed Greenland as essential to US security due to its strategic position and mineral wealth. He has left open the possibility of using force to take control of the semi-autonomous territory.

NATO moves to boost Arctic security as Trump revives Greenland takeover threat

NATO is taking steps to strengthen Arctic security after US President Donald Trump presses hard on his claims over Greenland.

In a social media post on Saturday, Trump openly stated that the United States “needed” Greenland to counter what he described as Chinese and Russian threats in the Arctic.

He also indicated a readiness to use force, military and economic, to pressure European allies, particularly Denmark, into compliance.

Store responded by pointing to the consensus within NATO on Arctic security. “Threats have no place among allies. Norway’s position is firm: Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark,” he said.

As Trump intensifies his rhetoric on Greenland, European Union leaders are weighing possible responses to Washington.

One option under discussion involves freezing planned tariff reductions on US goods and activating the bloc’s most powerful trade mechanism.

The EU’s so-called Anti-Coercion Instrument, often referred to as the “bazooka,” would permit the imposition of tariffs and restrictions on US investment.

Even so, analysts note that European leaders have historically held back from direct retaliation against Washington, even during periods of severe strain.

The overriding concern, they say, has been the risk that the US could withdraw from NATO; an outcome European capitals have long treated as more dangerous than any damaging trade confrontation.

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