The US wants Greenland. Conversation between the head of NATO and Donald Trump. There will be a meeting
The former announced the conversation between the NATO chief and the US leader on Sunday on social media. “I talked to the US president about the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic,” he wrote on the X website.
“We will continue to work on this and I look forward to seeing us in Davos at the end [przyszłego] week,” added Mark Rutte.
Who talked to Donald Trump about Greenland?
What does the head of NATO predict about the next meeting?
How many heads of state will attend the World Economic Forum?
What are Donald Trump's plans for tariffs from February?
Meeting with Donald Trump at the Davos summit. Karol Nawrocki will take part in the session
The 56th World Economic Forum will begin on Monday in Davos, Switzerland. The event will last until Friday and will gather almost 3,000 people. leaders from over 130 countries, including 65 heads of state and government. This year's edition will be held under the slogan “The Spirit of Dialogue”.
The Forum is scheduled to feature, among others: US President Donald Trump. Polish leader Karol Nawrocki will take part in the session with the leader of the United States.
Donald Trump announces tariffs on allies. “They are playing a very dangerous game”
On Saturday, Donald Trump announced that he would impose additional tariffs of 10% from February 1. on products imported into the United States from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland. As Trump said, these are countries that sent their military to Greenland. The US president has been arguing for a long time that his country should occupy the island.
In a post on the Truth Social platform, Donald Trump said that European countries that send their military to Greenland are “playing a very dangerous game”. He also added that from June 1, customs duties will increase to 25%.
Donald Trump has repeatedly spoken about the need for the United States to take over Greenland. He recently speculated that if the US does not take control of Greenland, China or Russia will do so. He rejected other solutions, such as increasing the presence of US troops there and the NATO mission on the island proposed by Germany.
In a recent interview with the New York Times, the leader stated that the US may have to “choose” between Greenland and NATO. The Danish authorities and citizens of the country strongly oppose these claims.
