US president says ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland and wider Arctic region reached with NATO chief Mark Rutte.💥
This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social after meeting Rutte on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Trump said discussions were also under way about his plans for the “Golden Dome”, a proposed missile defence shield, and the territory.🔥🔥
Trump’s post did not provide details about the framework.
In brief remarks to reporters in Davos, the US president said framework addressed “security and minerals and everything else”.
In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Rutte provided few specifics about the framework and dodged questions about whether the US would take ownership of the island.🚀🌟
“We basically discussed how can we implement the president’s vision on protecting, yes, Greenland but not only Greenland, the whole Arctic,” Rutte said.
Asked by Fox News’ Bret Baier if Denmark would continue to exercise sovereignty over Greenland under the framework, Rutte said the “issue did not come up”.🔥
NATO spokeswoman Allison Hart told Al Jazeera that Rutte “did not propose any compromise to sovereignty” during his meeting with Trump.🌟✅
Hart said the meeting was “productive” and said the framework would focus on allies’ “collective efforts” to uphold Arctic security.
“Negotiations between Denmark, Greenland, and the United States will go forward aimed at ensuring that Russia and China never gain a foothold – economically or militarily – in Greenland,” she said.
Ole Wæver, a professor of international relations at the University of Copenhagen, expressed doubt that Trump’s framework would be anything more substantial than a face-saving “pretend” deal.😨🥺
“NATO can’t negotiate minerals or ownership of territory for bases. They can of course agree on future priorities in the Arctic,”
“Most likely, the main process now goes back where Denmark and Greenland tried at the meeting of foreign ministers in Washington to land it: a bureaucratic committee working out defense plans, possibly some update to the defense agreements.”🥺🥺
Trump has been threatening for weeks to take control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous region of Denmark, casting doubt over the future of the NATO military alliance and some $1.7 trillion in transatlantic trade.🌟🔥
