India, Jan. 19 -- NEW DELHI, January 19 - U.S. President Donald Trump has connected his aggressive pursuit of Greenland to his omission from the Nobel Peace Prize, a linkage that has pushed transatlantic relations to a breaking point. The European Union is now preparing potential trade countermeasures, fearing a renewed tariff war that could destabilize the NATO alliance.

The immediate trigger was a written message from Trump to Norway's Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Stoere. In it, Trump stated that since Norway "decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace." This direct reference followed the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to Venezuelan opposition...