Trump Airs Doubts on NATO’s Value as Greenland Tensions Rise (1)

US President Donald Trump leveled fresh criticism toward NATO, days after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said his desired takeover of her nation’s territory of Greenland would mean the end of the military alliance.

“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,” Trump posted Wednesday on social media, also criticizing allies for their defense-spending levels.

The first and only time the alliance invoked its mutual-defense mechanism, known as Article 5, was after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the US. ...