US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attend the start of a NATO leaders summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reuters)
"We will always be there for NATO, even if they won’t be there for us," the president wrote on social media earlier this month.
After meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Trump announced that he had the "framework of a future deal regarding Greenland."
Trump wrote on Truth Social that if finalized, the deal "will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations."
DAVOS BRACES FOR TRUMP AMID TENSIONS OVER NATO, GREENLAND AND GLOBAL DEFENSE
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised President Trump’s leadership on defense spending. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters)
"I would argue tonight with you on this program he was the one who brought a whole of Europe and Canada up to this famous 5%," Rutte said, "which is crucial for us to equalize our spending, but also protect ourselves. And this is the framework which you see in his post that we will work on."
NATO members were previously spending 2% of GDP on defense, but have now agreed to spend 5% of GDP on defense and national security infrastructure.
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