US President Donald Trump is withdrawing his threat of tariffs against several European countries over the US push for Greenland, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said after talks on a “framework for a future agreement” on Arctic security.
The President of the United States said that he had reached an ‘agreement for the future’ with the NATO leader
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President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he was scrapping plans to impose tariffs on US allies in Europe over US control of Greenland after he and NATO leaders agreed on a “framework for a future agreement” on Arctic security.
Trump said he wants to get Greenland “including rights, title and ownership” but not use force to do so – hours after he mocked European allies and said NATO should not try to curb US expansion.
Unless I decide to use excessive strength and energy, we may not achieve anything. There will definitely be a situation where we cannot stop. But I’m not going to do that, okay?” Trump said earlier in the day that he would “not do it” and “I don’t want to use force.”
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