Because of his position on the Iran war.. Trump revives the Greenland issue with NATO
The US President criticized Donald Trump NATO member states (NATO) which did not provide assistance to Washington in the war with Iran, and revived the dispute over Greenland, ahead of a visit to Washington scheduled to be conducted this week by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
The American president, who threatened to withdraw from the military alliance, said: "You know, it all started, if you want to know the truth, with Greenland, we want Greenland, they don’t want to give it to us, and I said goodbye."
Putin is not afraid of NATO
and threatened Trump annexed Greenland, a vast region in the Arctic subject to the sovereignty of Denmark, a NATO member, but backed down in the face of protests from European allies.
The Republican president said in a press conference that "NATO is a paper tiger"Pointing out that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not afraid of NATO.
He added: "He is afraid of us, very afraid, he has told me that many times".
Also, he denounced the fact that the Allies "They did everything they could to not help us, even refusing to provide runways for planes to land on" In the context of the war with Iran.
NATO Secretary General’s visit to Washington
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrives in Washington this week, and will hold talks tomorrow, Wednesday, with Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to what NATO announced on Friday.
Trump said: "He’s coming to see me on Wednesday. He’s a great guy. The Secretary-General is a great guy"
For months, Rutte has been trying to strike a careful balance between the harsh criticism that the American President directed at the European allies, whom he described as…"Cowards"And he was keen to defend them without angering Trump.
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