The head of Bely said that he had a very productive meeting with Rutte in Davos, Switzerland. on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.
“We have formed the basis for a future agreement on Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic region. This decision, if implemented, will be excellent for the United States and all NATO countries,” Trump assured.
He noted that, based on the agreement reached, he “will not introduce tariffs” against eight NATO countries, which were supposed to come into force on February 1.
According to Trump, additional discussions are underway regarding the Golden Dome project as it relates to Greenland.
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Trump has repeatedly said that the United States must get control over Greenland, otherwise it will allegedly be captured by China and the Russian Federation. He also said that the US could use military force to take over Greenland.
Against the backdrop of statements by the American president, a number of countries, including Denmark, Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, UK, Finland sent military personnel to Greenland for reconnaissance purposes in preparation for military exercises. In response to this, Trump on January 17 announced a 10% duty from February 1 on any goods supplied to the United States by these NATO countries. And from June 1, these duties will be increased to 25%, Trump noted. According to him, they will act until an agreement is reached on the “full and final purchase of Greenland” by the United States.
On January 18, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK released joint statementwhich noted that such actions by the American president undermine transatlantic relations.
On January 21 in Davos, Trump said that the United States allegedly already owned Greenland, but after the war “returned” it to Denmark. “How stupid we were to do this,” said the head of the White House. Trump demanded immediate negotiations to re-discuss the US acquisition of Greenland.
