U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 43.21 points, or 0.09 percent, to 46,441.1. The Standard and Poor's 500 added 22.74 points, or 0.34 percent, to 6,711.2. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 95.15 points, or 0.42 percent, to 22,755.16.
Seven of the 11 primary Standard and Poor's 500 sectors ended in red, with materials and financials leading the laggards by dropping 1.17 percent and 0.92 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, health and utilities led the gainers by going up 3.01 percent and 0.92 percent, respectively.
U.S. stocks close higher
The U.S. claim to take control of Greenland is unacceptable and it aims to sow division within its NATO members and its natural allies in Europe to serve its own interests, said a Spanish expert.
In an interview with China Media Group (CMG), Spanish international relations expert Javier Porras Belarra said he could not understand the U.S. position on Greenland and found the related remarks unacceptable.
"From our point of view, these U.S. statements are equivalent to an infringement on European territory, because we must remember that Greenland belongs to Denmark. That means we are facing a conflict, or at least a potential conflict, taking place on European soil, and even more broadly, between NATO member states. So U.S. President Donald Trump's claims regarding Greenland were nearly impossible to justify or accept, and the European Union is viewing this with a certain amount of astonishment, because this kind of claim from the U.S. is inconceivable," he said.
The expert said the U.S. administration has been intensifying divisions within NATO through its policies and rhetoric, while weakening ties with traditional European allies.
According to the expert, the U.S. administration is trying to undermine European unity to advance its own interests.
"The U.S. administration is deepening divisions within NATO and eroding relationships with its traditional allies, namely European countries. This is a classic 'divide and conquer' strategy. They think this will work in their favor and believe a united Europe is not in the U.S. interests, or at least not in the interests of the current administration," he said.
U.S. claim to control Greenland creates division within European allies for its own interests: expert
