“It’s a deal that everyone is very happy with,” wrote US President Donald Trump on his short message service Truth Social. “It’s a deal for the ages.” NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told the US broadcaster Fox News that in talks with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos it was agreed on Wednesday that the Protect the Arctic region together must.
Of course, the USA would also continue its talks with Greenland and Denmark if the aim was to prevent Russia and China from gaining access to Greenland’s economy.
He considers this to be a “very good result,” said Rutte. It was agreed to work on the question of what NATO could do together to protect the entire Arctic region. But there is still a lot to be done to ensure that everything necessary is done on land, at sea and in the air to protect this important part of the world and NATO territory.
It’s a deal for the ages.
Donald TrumpUS President
Rutte did not conclusively answer the question of whether the framework for a possible Greenland agreement, which Trump had previously announced, stipulates that the largely autonomous Arctic island remains part of Denmark’s territory.
Trump had previously announced that based on the meeting with Rutte, a framework for a future agreement on Greenland and the entire Arctic region had emerged. The further negotiations should Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Envoy Steve Witkoff lead.
Trump’s method: threaten tariffs
Table of Contents
The US President also took distance from his announcement, Punitive tariffs against Germany and other European countries to impose. He has taken a similar approach before; he sees tariffs as a popular means of pressure in foreign policy.
What is known so far about the Greenland Agreement
Rutte confirmed Trump’s information about a framework for a possible Greenland agreement. What we know so far:
- According to information from informed circles, this should be the case Deployment agreements for Greenland need to be redrafted.
- This should too take into account the planned US missile defense system “Golden Dome”.which Trump wants to build on the world’s largest island.
- In addition, according to the information, the USA should a say in investment projects from other countries preserved in Greenland.
- Besides, be a stronger commitment from the European NATO states planned in the Arctic region.
- Asked by reporters whether Greenland would become part of the United States, Trump responded evasively: “It’s the ultimate long-term treaty,” according to Axios. The magazine reports, citing two sources, that Greenland will continue to belong to Denmark.
The New York Times, citing government officials, also wrote that part of the discussion in NATO about a possible compromise with the Trump administration was that Denmark could give the United States sovereignty over small areas of Greenlandwhere the USA could then build military bases.
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, however, insists on her country’s sovereignty. “We can negotiate on all political aspects: security, investments, economics,” Frederiksen said on Thursday. “But we cannot negotiate our sovereignty,” she emphasized.
The US President had previously always insisted that he wanted to bring Greenland under the control of the United States at all costs. Asked whether the framework for a deal stipulates that the largely autonomous Arctic island remains part of Denmark’s territory, Rutte told Fox News that the topic had not come up in his conversation with Trump that evening.
In his first reaction in the evening, Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil called for restraint. “After the back and forth of the last few days, we are now waiting for the substance of what agreement there is between Mr. Rutte and Mr. Trump,” said the SPD politician in the “ZDF‑heute‑journal.” (Tsp/dpa/AFP)
