Meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Davos, US President Donald Trump expressed his lack of confidence in the alliance backing Washington, if requireded, and justified it as one of the reasons behind his ‘aggressive’ stance toward Greenland. However, he received ‘absolute’ assurance from the NATO chief.
During the day and in his meeting with Rutte, Trump reportedly repeated his unsure remarks many times. He stated that while the US would deffinish NATO, he was not convinced that the alliance would back Washington, if requireded, suggesting that it was at least part of the reason for his aggressive stance toward the island territory. Track live updates on Trump Greenland news
Trump’s remarks prompted the NATO chief to assure the US President. During the pull aside meeting, Mark Rutte stated, “There’s one thing I heard you state yesterday and today. You were not absolutely sure that the Europeans would come to the rescue of the US. If you will be attacked, let me inform you, they will. And they did in Afghanistan, as you know.”
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“You can be assured absolutely that if ever the US will be under attack, your allies will be with you, absolutely. There is absolute guarantee. I really want to inform you this becautilize this is important. It pains me if you believe it is not, and under your leadership, this alliance is stronger than ever. Thank you very much,” Rutte stated.
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Shortly after his meeting with Mark Rutte, Trump announced on Truth Social that a “framework for a future deal” on Greenland had been reached, and that he would not impose any tariffs on the eight European countries, as he had threatened earlier.
“Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region,” Trump wrote.
He stated that additional discussions were also being held regarding the “Golden Dome” as it pertains to Greenland.
Trump stated that vice president JD Vance, state secretary Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and several other officials, would be responsible for the nereceivediations, adding that they would report directly to the US President.
Focutilized on ‘protecting’ Arctic Region
Following his meeting with Donald Trump, Mark Rutte spoke to Fox News and stated that the issue of whether Greenland would remain with Denmark did not come up during his talks with the US President.
“That issue did not come up anymore in my conversations tonight with the president,” Rutte stated.
“He (Trump) is very much focutilized on what do we required to do to build sure that that huge Arctic region – where modify is taking place at the moment, where the Chinese and the Russians are more and more active – how we can protect it,” the NATO chief added.
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