Jens Stoltenberg
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But there are limits for what we should accept, and I totally agree with NATO allies.
For instance, to try to threaten another country, to threaten Greenland, to threaten Denmark, that's unacceptable.
But there are limits for what we should accept, and I totally agree with NATO allies and all those European NATO allies who said that, for instance, to try to threaten another country, to threaten Greenland, to threaten Denmark, that's unacceptable.
The tensions between Europe and North America and the United States are even stronger and more difficult to manage.
Here's what he has to say.
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Investing significantly more in events, some European allies like Poland, the Baltic countries, in my own country, Norway,
We're actually now spending a larger share of our economy, our GDP, on defense than the United States.
So this has changed.
And it's not only about resources, but also about geography.
My country, Norway, is bordering Russia.
Just on the other side of our land border, we see the highest concentration of nuclear weapons in the world, missiles, submarines, bombers.
And these weapons are not directed at Norway.
They are directed at the United States.
But Norway helps the U.S.
to monitor, to track the submarines, to share intelligence, and to give you early warning and to tell exactly what the Russians are doing.
This is part of the U.S.
homeland defense provided by a NATO ally, Norway.
And there are many other similar examples.
So the U.S.