Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she did not believe the United States would use military force to seize Greenland, warning that such a move would have grave consequences for NATO.

Axar.az reports, citing Reuters, at her traditional New Year’s press conference, Meloni added that there was a need for a “serious and significant” NATO presence in the Arctic region, including Greenland.

“I continue not to believe in the hypothesis that the United States would launch a military action to take control of Greenland, an option I would clearly not support,” Meloni said.

“I believe it would not be in anyone’s interest. I think it would not even be in the interest of the United States of America, to be clear,” she added.