“I would advocate upping the ante on Greenland, by deploying a small trigger force to Greenland,” the former general said in an email to Snopes.
Claim:
In January 2026, Michel Yakovleff, ex-general for NATO, said on French TV, “If Trump moves on Greenland, Europeans must be ready to fight the U.S.”
Context
Yakovleff did not make the statement attributed to him. He did give an interview on Fre… [4943 chars]
Source: Snopes.com | Published: 2026-01-08T16:50:47Z
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