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US Senators Move To Block Trump From Seizing Greenland Or Other NATO Territory

US Senators Move To Block Trump From Seizing Greenland Or Other NATO Territory
  • Published January 15, 2026

Lawmakers in the United States have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed squarely at preventing President Donald Trump from using US power to seize territory from NATO allies, including Greenland.

The proposed NATO Unity Protection Act, introduced on Tuesday by Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, would prohibit the Departments of Defense and State from using federal funds to “blockade, occupy, annex or otherwise assert control” over the territory of any NATO member state.