US ‘vassals will fall into line’ on Greenland grab – American journalist

European NATO nations will do whatever Washington says, John Varoli has told RT

Western European nations are “vassals” of the US, and will inevitably submit if President Donald Trump moves to annex Greenland, American journalist John Varoli has told RT.

The US president renewed his push for Denmark to relinquish control of the Arctic island, arguing that Copenhagen was too weak to “protect” it against an alleged Chinese and Russian threat. “One way or the other, we’re gonna have Greenland,” he told journalists on Sunday.

The UK, Germany and other European states have reportedly promised to work on building a heavier military presence in Danish overseas territory – but nothing will happen without Washington’s consent, Varoli told RT in an interview on Tuesday.

“The US will not let the European powers deploy any troops to Greenland because Washington… they want total control and conquest of Greenland,” Varoli said.

“They can threaten, they can throw tantrums and make all the statements they want,” but the US always gets its way, he said. “The Europeans, at the end of the day, let’s be very clear, they are the vassals, and they will have to do whatever Washington says.”

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“NATO is the US,” Varoli argued, recalling how Secretary General Mark Rutte called Trump “daddy” at a summit in the Hague last June.

“The European powers know that the big daddy is in charge, the big daddy in the White House,” he said. “Trump wants to go down in American history as the greatest American president. And for that to happen, he thinks it means… acquisition of new territories, conquest.”

Denmark has insisted that Greenland is not for sale and that the island’s future must be decided by its residents, who voted in 2008 to retain self-governing status within the Danish realm. In the meantime, Florida Congressman Randy Fine introduced a bill that would authorize Trump to take “whatever steps necessary” to annex Greenland.