Concerns about U.S. action against Greenland have grown after the U.S. attack on Venezuela, which led to the capture of leader Nicolas Maduro.

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Sen. Ruben Gallego, an Arizona Democrat, said he will introduce a resolution to block Donald Trump from invading Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory.

Concerns about U.S. action against Greenland have grown on the heels of the attack on Venezuela, which led to the capture of leader Nicolas Maduro.

“Everybody wants us to have a bigger presence in Greenland to combat the Russian/Chinese Arctic influence,” Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said.

  • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
    22·
    5 days ago

    Take Ukraine and Palestine.

    Palestinians face an ongoing genocide and European states just kind of mumbled about things when challenged on it.

    Ukraine gets invaded and Europe is all over it.

    • Damage@feddit.it
      6·
      5 days ago

      Palestinians face an ongoing genocide and European states just kind of mumbled about things when challenged on it.

      WTF are you on? We went on strike, had some of the biggest protests in recent history, blocked ports and ships…

      • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
        31·
        5 days ago

        European citizens did take direct action on it. European citizens did it because the European states either dragged their feet on finally acknowledging genocide or still deny it.

    • ceoofanarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      11·
      5 days ago

      Yep its not states in this example but events like FIFA and others banned Russia but refuse to do similar to Israel because they are “beyond politics” except they obviously aren’t.