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This time we need to toughen our rejection of Trump. People cannot continue to disrespect us,
Egede wrote on Facebook after Trump reiterated on Thursday his desire to annex the autonomous Danish territory It would mean war between two NATO countries,
I have therefore asked the administration to summon the party heads as soon as possible,
said Egede, who continues to lead Greenland while awaiting the formation of a new government following his party’s defeat in elections on Tuesday Greenland has just voted against immediate independence from Denmark and does not want to be American ever,
I don't want to direct NATO in that, but when it comes to the high north and the Arctic, you are totally right,
You originated the fact that in Europe we're now spending, when you take it to aggregate, 700 billion [euro] more on defense than when you came into office in 2016-2017,
We need to do more, but I really want to work together with you in the run-up to the NATO summit to make sure that we will have a NATO which is really reinvigorated under your leadership and we are getting there.”
I'm quite confident, as he always does when it comes to NATO, he will urge the NATO secretary the president's belief that NATO countries need to pay their fair share for their own defense,
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday Finally, Ukraine, you broke the deadlock,
It would be one of the great states,
There'll be a little disruption, but it won't be very long,
NATO has to treat us fairly,
We need to talk to our American colleagues and partners about this, maybe call President Trump and discuss it with him, but we support the idea of ending this conflict by peaceful means,
We’ve been dealing with Denmark, we’ve been dealing with Greenland, and we have to do it. We really need it for national security. I think that’s why NATO might have to get involved in a way, because we really need Greenland for national security. It’s very important,
I think it will happen, ... I didn't give it much thought before but I'm sitting with a man that could be very instrumental" in the move
Trump said, before gesturing towards Rutte with his thumb and adding The Hague is my home town,
NATO is stepping up. This man is a man that only knows how to step up."
He also praised Rutte, adding Breaking the deadlock, it was crucial."
The NATO boss also supported Trump's efforts to broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, saying When I first went to NATO... I noticed that very few people were paying,
The U.S. president has once again aired the thought of annexing us,
Greenland’s prime minister, Mute Egede, hit back at Trump’s comments in a post on Facebook, saying