"The NATO chief made the comments at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, as Washington's traditional European allies scrambled to respond to Trump's sudden about-face on his threats to acquire the strategic Arctic island, a semi-autonomous territory of NATO member Denmark. list of 4 itemsend of list We will come together in NATO with our senior commanders to work out what is necessary, Rutte told Reuters. I have no doubt we can do this quite fast."
"plunging US-European relations to their lowest point in decades, and prompting fears for the survival of NATO. But on Wednesday, the US leader unexpectedly dropped his threat to impose 10 percent tariffs on European countries opposed to his bid to take control of the territory and ruled out the use of force to seize the island, saying he and Rutte agreed on a framework for a future deal involving Greenland and the Arctic region."
A new framework agreed with United States President Donald Trump will require NATO countries to rapidly increase Arctic security, with implementation targeted for early 2026. Washington's European allies have scrambled after Trump's push to acquire Greenland and threats to seize the island, citing risks of Chinese or Russian acquisition. Trump subsequently abandoned threatened 10 percent tariffs and ruled out using force, while indicating talks on Greenland and the Golden Dome missile defence programme continue. Non-Arctic NATO allies are expected to contribute to the enhanced Arctic effort. An increased Arctic security focus will not reduce support for Ukraine.
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