US EditionNATO Chief Mark Rutte Shows He's the 'Trump Whisperer' with Greenland Diplomacy
Mark Rutte persuaded President Trump to drop threats and agree to further Arctic security talks, potentially averting a trade war and preserving NATO unity, officials said.
- U.S. President Donald Trump initially insisted on having total ownership of Greenland but later agreed with NATO Chief Mark Rutte on a framework for a deal on Arctic security at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
- Rutte, known as the "Trump Whisperer", may have persuaded Trump to scrap his threat of tariffs on European nations over the Greenland issue, defusing tensions with geopolitical implications.
- Rutte, the longest-serving Dutch prime minister, has navigated political scandals and controversies while earning a reputation for consensus-building and diplomacy.
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op-online.deIn Davos, NATO boss Rutte reached an agreement with Trump on Greenland. However, this is less good in NATO. Allegations leak through.
After the meeting between US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, details have become known about what a newly negotiated Greenland agreement could involve.
NATO Gensek became Europe's key player in communication with the President of the United States.
The summit last night was called upon before the head of the White House to give up his threats to impose additional customs duties against 8 European States or even take military measures to take Greenland, an autonomous island within the Kingdom of Denmark, which is a NATO Member State.
How ‘Trump Whisperer’ Got President to Cave on Greenland Threats
Donald Trump appeared ready to drag the U.S. into a catastrophic showdown over Greenland. Then his bravado suddenly evaporated—after intervention from one key leader. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, 58, talked the 79-year-old president down from his escalating threats to seize Greenland from NATO allies at the Davos summit on Wednesday, solidifying his reputation as a “Trump whisperer.” Rutte, who honed his consensus-building skills while lea…
After an hour-long meeting between the US president and the NATO Secretary General in Davos, the Greenland crisis was defused. According to insiders in Brussels, annexation was not discussed. Trump did, however, receive a guarantee that he could make substantial military investments in Greenland.
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