NATO Sec. General Rutte Discussed Greenland with Trump on Sunday and with Denmark’s Minister of Defence and Greenland’s Foreign Minister on Monday

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Rutte Discussed The Situation On Greenland With Trump
18.01.2026, 21:27 Charter’97 Press Center
NATO’s secretary general says he will continue talking to the US president in Davos.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has reported a conversation with U.S. President Anold Trump that concerned the situation around Greenland.

Rutte wrote in X.
Mark Rutte @SecGenNATO
Spoke with @POTUS regarding the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic. We will continue working on this, and I look forward to seeing him in Davos later this week.
6:42 PM · Jan 18, 2026 https://x.com/SecGenNATO/status/2012928533094363411

The conversation came after Trump threatened 10 percent tariffs on European countries that disagree with his stance on Greenland.

“Spoke with @POTUS regarding the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic. We will continue working on this, and I look forward to seeing him in Davos later this week.” Rutte wrote”. https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/1/18/670396/

Mark Rutte @SecGenNATO
Just met w/ Denmark’s @troelslundp & Greenland FM Vivian Motzfeldt. We discussed how important the Arctic – including Greenland – is to our collective security & how Denmark is stepping up investments in key capabilities. We’ll continue to work together as Allies on these important issues 7:18 PM · Jan 19, 2026
https://x.com/SecGenNATO/status/2013300087716299139


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