President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte attend the NATO leaders summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reuters)
"Without my involvement, Russia would have all of Ukraine right now. Remember, also, I single-handedly ended 8 wars, and Norway, a NATO member, foolishly chose not to give me the Noble Peace Prize. But that doesn’t matter! What does matter is that I saved millions of lives. Russia and China have zero fear of NATO without the United States, and I doubt NATO would be there for us if we really needed them. Everyone is lucky that I rebuilt our military in my first term, and continue to do so," Trump said.
The president's remarks come as his administration works to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Additionally, Trump has faced some pushback from NATO allies in recent days over his renewed calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland, something he has said is a matter of national security. It is unclear which issue was on his mind when he made the post.
The negotiations aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war remain active but have yet to reach the end stage of the deal-making process. On Tuesday, the U.K. and France signed a declaration pledging troops for Ukraine under a future peace deal and with security guarantees supported by the U.S. and allied partners.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, warned about the implications of President Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Kirsty Wigglesworth - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday warned that Trump’s threats to annex Greenland could mean the end of NATO. Frederiksen told Danish broadcaster TV2 in an interview that Trump’s threats about Greenland should be taken seriously. Since then, several world leaders, including those hailing from NATO-allied countries, have expressed concern about Trump's remarks on Greenland.
While there are no clear plans in the works for annexing Greenland, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller insisted in a recent interview that "nobody" would fight the U.S. over control of the island, Axios reported.
Fox News Digital's Emma Bussey and Ashley Carnahan contributed to this report.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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