"We have membership with the NATO but NATO is the US... We must see about article 5... They [the US are] threatening about our integrity and territory... Denmark has to do but we think about that the situation must be on the ground. Yeah, because the situation is very difficult," Ottosen said.
Under such circumstances, it is hard to imagine a scenario where European armies would be able to challenge the US army if it tried to take control of the island, the lawmaker said.
Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty establishes that an armed attack against one ally shall be considered an attack against all members. This collective defense principle enables the alliance to provide appropriate assistance to any member when attacked.