When asked if Denmark would continue to control the territory, Rutte said the subject of Greenland\u2019s sovereignty \u201cdid not come up\u201d in his talks with Trump.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Fox News, Rutte gave few details of what the new status for Greenland might be, only saying that Nato would continue to work for securing the Arctic region from adversaries such as Russia or China.<\/p>\n
The Nato chief told AFP that \u201cthere\u2019s still a lot of work to be done\u201d.<\/p>\n
Trump said in a social media post that he would be scrapping tariffs of up to 25% threatened against Denmark and other European allies that have sent troops to Greenland in solidarity, including Britain, France and Germany.<\/p>\n
Mark Rutte, Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.\u00a0Photo \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
Nato spokesperson Allison Hart said that Denmark, Greenland, and the US will negotiate on \u201censuring that Russia and China never gain a foothold – economically or militarily – in Greenland\u201d – a key stated concern of Trump.<\/p>\n
Some relief in Europe, markets<\/p>\n
Global markets that had been rattled by the rift and the threat of tariffs saw relief, with Wall Street\u2019s key indices climbing.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s threats had triggered one of the biggest transatlantic crises in decades, with warnings that he could single-handedly destroy Nato through aggression against a fellow member.<\/p>\n
His apparent turnaround brought guarded relief in Denmark, long a steadfast US ally, where Trump\u2019s bellicose language has triggered shock and feelings of betrayal.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrump said that he will pause the trade war, he says, \u2018I will not attack Greenland\u2019. These are positive messages,\u201d Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told Danish public television DR.<\/p>\n
Lokke had flown last week to Washington and met US Vice-President JD Vance, only to say afterward that the US had not budged on seeking to control Greenland.<\/p>\n
But Aaja Chenmitz, one of two Greenlandic lawmakers in the Danish Parliament, questioned why Nato would have a voice on the island\u2019s mineral wealth.<\/p>\n
\u201cNato in no case has the right to negotiate on anything without us, Greenland. Nothing about us without us,\u201d she posted.<\/p>\n
In Nuuk, where authorities started handing out brochures on how to live through a crisis, 65-year-old pensioner Lis Steenholdt said that Greenland and Denmark had been firm that the island is not for sale.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to believe the system. That\u2019s the only option we have right now,\u201d Steenholdt said.<\/p>\n
Facing down Trump<\/p>\n
Trump has repeatedly said that the US, the key force in Nato, deserves Greenland as it would be forced to defend the island against Russia or China, although neither country holds any claim to the island.<\/p>\n
Addressing Davos for the first time in six years, Trump called Denmark \u201cungrateful\u201d but appeared to take the threat of military action off the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to use force. I won\u2019t use force. All the US is asking for is a place called Greenland,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
Trump, 79, repeatedly referred to Greenland as Iceland in his speech.<\/p>\n
Canada\u2019s Prime Minister Mark Carney won a standing ovation at Davos yesterday when he warned of a \u201crupture\u201d in the global order long championed by Washington. French President Emmanuel Macron for his part said Europe would not be bullied.<\/p>\n
Trump attacked both leaders, mocking Macron for wearing sunglasses at Davos, which the French President said was because of an eye condition.<\/p>\n
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