US Senators move to block US from taking control of NATO allies’ lands
According to reports, the proposal—known as the NATO Unity Protection Act—was introduced by one Democratic and one Republican senator. The measure is designed to ensure that US government resources cannot be used to assert control over allied territory without explicit consent.
Under the bill, funding from the Defense Department or the State Department would be barred from being used to blockade, occupy, annex, conduct military action against, or otherwise claim authority over the sovereign land of any NATO member state unless that country agrees.
One of the bill’s sponsors warned that even suggesting such actions would be damaging to the alliance. “Any suggestion that the United States might use its power to seize or control the territory of a NATO ally would directly undermine the alliance that keeps Americans safe and plays into the hands of our adversaries,” Shaheen said in a statement. She added, “This bill sends a clear message that recent rhetoric around Greenland deeply undermines America’s own national security interests and faces bipartisan opposition in Congress.”
The Republican co-sponsor echoed those concerns, arguing that targeting allies contradicts core US values and strategic interests. Murkowski said the “notion that America would use our vast resources against our allies is deeply troubling and must be wholly rejected by Congress in statute.”
The legislation follows recent comments by Trump asserting that the United States must “acquire” Greenland in order to prevent Russia or China from gaining influence over the island.
In earlier remarks, he described US ownership of Greenland as an “absolute necessity” for economic security and compared the idea to a major real estate transaction.
Greenland, which governs itself while remaining part of the Kingdom of Denmark, has long drawn international attention because of its strategic Arctic position and significant natural resources. Both Danish and Greenlandic authorities have firmly dismissed any suggestion of selling the territory, reiterating that the island remains under Danish sovereignty.
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