Watch: Labour and Conservative MPs criticise Trump Afghanistan remarks Donald Trump has sparked fresh outrage in the UK after saying Nato troops stayed “a little off the front lines” during the war in Afghanistan. Labour MP Emily Thornberry, the chair of the foreign affairs committee, called it an “absolute insult” to the 457 British service […]
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Trump announces ‘framework’ for a future deal on Greenland, drops NATO tariff threat
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte have “formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland” and as a result he will not be imposing the tariffs he threatened on European allies who didn’t agree to his takeover efforts. “Based upon a very productive meeting that I […]
Greenland claims: How close have NATO members come to fighting each other? | NATO News
The Trump administration has once again threatened to take control of Greenland either by acquiring it or through the use of military force to “deter our adversaries in the Arctic region.” Greenland, which is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, already hosts the Pituffik Space Base, which the US operates in coordination with Danish authorities. Both […]
Why does Trump want Greenland, and what could it mean for Nato?
‘We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security,’ Trump says US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the US should take over Greenland, arguing that it would benefit his nation’s security. His demands have been rejected by the island’s leaders and by Nato member Denmark, of which Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory. Where is […]