A NATO spokesman told the BBC's US partner CBS News that the framework agreed with the US would focus on providing security in the Arctic through the collective efforts of allies.
He added that negotiations between Denmark, Greenland and the US will continue with the aim of ensuring that Russia and China never gain a base, economically or militarily, in Greenland.
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In a post on Truth Social, he wrote that in what he called a very productive meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, they formed the framework for a future agreement regarding Greenland.
During the economic forum in Davos, Trump spoke with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during what he described as an "extraordinary trip."
Rutte told Trump that he could be sure that if the US were ever attacked, "your allies would be with you," adding that under Trump's leadership, the NATO alliance is stronger.
