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Swede

(38,472 posts)
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 05:10 PM 5 hrs ago

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission- I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron...

I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.

Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.

I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.

Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.

Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu) 2026-01-18T21:04:21.381Z


We will always protect our strategic economic and security interests.

We will face these challenges to our European solidarity with steadiness and resolve.

Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu) 2026-01-18T21:04:30.760Z
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Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission- I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron... (Original Post) Swede 5 hrs ago OP
I agree, as a US citizen and resident I say Eff Trump... wcmagumba 5 hrs ago #1
The adults in the room. 2naSalit 5 hrs ago #2
This is So Encouraging! And... Cha 4 hrs ago #3
Taco Tuesday is coming. Next he'll threaten to invade the island full of penguins Gaugamela 4 hrs ago #4
They are doing their jobs. There's absolutely no BS there. FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #5
Thank you! Clouds Passing 4 hrs ago #6
The words of a leader, in contrast to the words of a power-hungry dictator. 70sEraVet 3 hrs ago #7
Absolutely the right thing for Europe to do debsy 3 hrs ago #8
Never in my wildest dreams... COL Mustard 3 hrs ago #9
I agree young_at_heart 3 hrs ago #10
I'm with you. AZ8theist 1 hr ago #13
I'd be wary of Giorgia Meloni - the Italian PM. She seems quick to change sides and is far to the right. erronis 2 hrs ago #11
200K Danes signed a petition for Denmark to buy California. OMGWTF 2 hrs ago #12
Please !!!! And Hawaii, too. thought crime 6 min ago #14

Cha

(317,203 posts)
3. This is So Encouraging! And...
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 05:38 PM
4 hrs ago

Heartwarming! ❤️

Thank You, Ursula von der Leyen, Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.

Gaugamela

(3,285 posts)
4. Taco Tuesday is coming. Next he'll threaten to invade the island full of penguins
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 06:08 PM
4 hrs ago

for refusing to pay his tariff tribute.

debsy

(793 posts)
8. Absolutely the right thing for Europe to do
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 06:41 PM
3 hrs ago

We as a country are on the wrong side of everything in foreign and domestic affairs because of the orange asshole.

COL Mustard

(8,016 posts)
9. Never in my wildest dreams...
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 06:50 PM
3 hrs ago

Would I ever have thought we would be in this kind of situation with our NATO allies. It's truly incredible.

young_at_heart

(4,003 posts)
10. I agree
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 07:19 PM
3 hrs ago

Maybe because I'm an elderly gal I find this situation so stressful that I've had a new outbreak of shingles (no fun!). I can no longer watch the nightly news with the family (done for many years) and I miss it. For years we have always respected NATO and very happy to be a member. This situation just has to improve!! I know a lot of people are worried about their grandchildren's future and I pray for all those immigrant families and their future. It seems like every day some new horror happens. I hope Congress and the Supreme Court can help save America!

AZ8theist

(7,113 posts)
13. I'm with you.
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 08:41 PM
1 hr ago

The evening national news hasn't been the same since Walter Cronkite.
It's "infotainment " or worse, out and out Reich Wing propaganda.

Fortunately, for you and I, DU offers a positive collection of information that is usually factual. Is it biased to the left? Of course it is, but the truth has a liberal bias.

erronis

(22,794 posts)
11. I'd be wary of Giorgia Meloni - the Italian PM. She seems quick to change sides and is far to the right.
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 07:37 PM
2 hrs ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgia_Meloni#Political_positions

Some observers have described Meloni's political positions as far right,[254][255] and have highlighted her campaign appearances with Rachele Mussolini.[256] In August 2018, Friedel Taube wrote in Deutsche Welle that "Giorgia Meloni has a long history in far-right politics".[257] In a July 2022 interview with Nicholas Farrell of The Spectator, Meloni rejected descriptions of her politics as far right, calling it a smear campaign by her opponents and cited British conservative philosopher Roger Scruton as one of her influences.[258] She has described herself as a mainstream conservative.[259][260] Additionally, Meloni has been described as hard right,[261] right-wing populist,[262][263] and nationalist.[264][265][266]

Meloni has been described as being close to Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary and leader of Fidesz,[267][268] and Rishi Sunak, the former British prime minister and Conservatives leader.[269][270] She has also been linked with the Vox political party in Spain,[271] representatives of the Law and Justice party in Poland,[272][273] and the Republican Party in the United States.[274][275][276] Meloni has self-described her political party, Brothers of Italy (FdI), as a mainstream conservative party.[277][95][278] She is in favour of presidentialism and supports changes to the Constitution of Italy.[1]

In June 2024, Meloni criticised the EU ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 that would "condemn [Europe] to new strategic dependencies, such as China's electric [vehicles]". According to Meloni: "Reducing polluting emissions is the path we want to follow, but with common sense."[279]

OMGWTF

(5,025 posts)
12. 200K Danes signed a petition for Denmark to buy California.
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 08:09 PM
2 hrs ago

I asked them to include Washington and Oregon in the deal.

thought crime

(1,286 posts)
14. Please !!!! And Hawaii, too.
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 10:25 PM
6 min ago

Asking price, one dollar. Scratch that. We'll pay them to take us.

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