Feb 02 NATO's credibility as a unified force under U.S. leadership has taken a hit under Trump By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Any deterrence of Russia relies on ensuring that President Vladimir Putin is convinced that NATO will retaliate should he expand his war beyond Ukraine. Continue reading
Jan 26 France honors soldiers who died in Afghanistan after Trump's false claim about NATO troops By Associated Press A senior French government official said Monday the memory of the French soldiers who died in Afghanistan should not be tarnished following U.S. President Donald Trump's false assertion that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during that war. Continue reading
Jan 23 Starmer calls Trump's remarks on NATO troops in Afghanistan 'insulting' and 'appalling' By Pan Pylas, Associated Press British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signaled that U.S. President Donald Trump should apologize for his false assertion that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during the Afghanistan war, describing Trump's remarks as “insulting” and “appalling.”… Continue reading
Jan 22 Denmark and Greenland say sovereignty is not negotiable after Trump's meeting with Rutte By Geir Moulson, Emma Burrows, James Brooks, Associated Press Leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Thursday that the island’s sovereignty was non-negotiable after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had agreed with the NATO chief on the framework of a future Arctic security deal that Trump said would grant… Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 4:29 Trump backpedals on threats against Greenland, but allies say damage has been done By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev President Trump announced what he called the framework of a deal over Greenland, the Danish island he had threatened to take over. There are not many details, but Trump said it would allow the U.S. to build missile defense bases… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 5:21 Greenland push helped Trump address Arctic security, Rebeccah Heinrichs says By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi, Veronica Vela For perspective on the crisis over Greenland and what comes next for the U.S. and its allies, Geoff Bennett spoke with Rebeccah Heinrichs, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, a think tank in Washington. Continue watching
Jan 21 Trump cancels tariff threat over Greenland, says NATO agreed to 'framework' of future Arctic deal By Josh Boak, Will Weissert, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he was canceling his planned tariff on U.S. allies in Europe over US control of Greenland after he and the leader of NATO agreed to a ‘framework of a future deal’ on Arctic security. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 11:10 'Something's going to happen,' Trump says as Greenland threats rattle NATO allies By Amna Nawaz, Kayan Taraporevala President Trump sent mixed signals on his threats to take over Greenland ahead of meetings with European allies in Davos this week. After inflammatory messages were posted online, Trump seemed to signal a deal could be reached. It comes as… Continue watching
Jan 20 Russia's Lavrov says 'we are watching' as NATO faces crisis over Trump and Greenland By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Lavrov said Trump’s actions upended the Western concept of the “rule-based global order” that Russia has long criticized. Continue reading
Jan 14 WATCH: Trump won't say what he is 'willing to do' to take control of Greenland By Liz Landers, Dan Cooney Trump said that he “can't rely on Denmark being able to fend” off global threats. “The problem is there's not a thing that Denmark can do about it if Russia or China wants to occupy Greenland, but there's everything we… Continue reading