Rutte was asked by a journalist whether the framework for the Greenland agreement announced by Trump on Wednesday assumed continued Danish control over the territory. — This issue no longer came up in my conversations today – replied the head of NATO.
“We have been very focused on what we need to do to protect this large Arctic region, which is changing and where the Chinese and the Russians are increasingly active,” he added.
Was the issue of Danish sovereignty over Greenland a topic of the Rutte-Trump conversation?
What topics were discussed in Rutte's talks with Trump?
What does Rutte think about the need to protect the Arctic region?
Will Trump impose tariffs on European countries over Greenland?
He said that during the talks Trump was right that the Arctic region requires collective protection. He noted that the US continues talks with Greenland and Denmark.
— I think this is a very good result [rozmów]. There is still a lot to do, we will do it step by step – he concluded.
Trump announces agreement on Greenland
Trump said Wednesday that he would not impose tariffs on eight European countries that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1 in response to their attitude towards his claims regarding Greenland. He also announced that based on his Wednesday meeting with the head of NATO, the framework for the future agreement regarding Greenland had been developed.
According to the New York Times, the agreement announced by the US president may include American sovereignty over small parts of Greenland, where military bases could be established. The interlocutors told the newspaper that the NATO Secretary General pursued this plan.
