While attending the World Economic Forum in Switzerland Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced a potential “framework” deal concerning the Arctic region and Greenland.Trump said that he reached the framework with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a meeting following the president’s speech to world leaders. The president said Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are now leading discussions to finalize the details of the deal, with more information expected soon. “It’s a deal that people jumped at. It’s really fantastic for the USA. It’s everything we wanted, including, especially, real national security and international security,” Trump said. As part of these ongoing negotiations, the president canceled planned tariffs against European allies that were set to take effect in February.Previously, Trump demanded U.S. control of Greenland due to its strategic location between the U.S. and adversaries in the East. Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker said, though the U.S. already has military bases in Greenland, President Trump’s demand for control is meant to send a political message to countries like Russia and China.”Greenland is right there on the front lines in terms of people getting access to North America. And President Trump is right to identify that,” Volker said in an interview. “In fact, he’s not the first person to do this. In World War II and after World War II, it was also very, very central to our perceptions of security and the Cold War.”On social media, President Trump said the negotiations regarding Greenland and the Arctic will include plans for a “Golden Dome,” a missile defense shield intended to protect the U.S. from future attacks.While further details remain unclear, the president described the agreement as a “long term deal” and did not specify whether it includes U.S. ownership of Greenland.Watch the latest on President Trump and Greenland:
While attending the World Economic Forum in Switzerland Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced a potential “framework” deal concerning the Arctic region and Greenland.
Trump said that he reached the framework with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a meeting following the president’s speech to world leaders.
The president said Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are now leading discussions to finalize the details of the deal, with more information expected soon.
“It’s a deal that people jumped at. It’s really fantastic for the USA. It’s everything we wanted, including, especially, real national security and international security,” Trump said.
As part of these ongoing negotiations, the president canceled planned tariffs against European allies that were set to take effect in February.
Previously, Trump demanded U.S. control of Greenland due to its strategic location between the U.S. and adversaries in the East. Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker said, though the U.S. already has military bases in Greenland, President Trump’s demand for control is meant to send a political message to countries like Russia and China.
“Greenland is right there on the front lines in terms of people getting access to North America. And President Trump is right to identify that,” Volker said in an interview. “In fact, he’s not the first person to do this. In World War II and after World War II, it was also very, very central to our perceptions of security and the Cold War.”
On social media, President Trump said the negotiations regarding Greenland and the Arctic will include plans for a “Golden Dome,” a missile defense shield intended to protect the U.S. from future attacks.
While further details remain unclear, the president described the agreement as a “long term deal” and did not specify whether it includes U.S. ownership of Greenland.
Watch the latest on President Trump and Greenland: