NATO Chief Mark Rutte on Greenland: ‘I Think, I Should Stay out of This’

Jordan Mr Secretary General ░░░░░░░░ Jordan here Yesterday when ░░░░░░░░ met with President Trump ░░░░░░░░ did speak about Greenland ░░░░░░░░ and annexing Greenland in ░░░░░░░░ public remarks And Greenland ░░░░░░░░ said that that would ░░░░░░░░ an act of aggression ░░░░░░░░ act of war and ░░░░░░░░ would then trigger Article ░░░░░░░░ How did you discuss ░░░░░░░░ plans for Greenland and ░░░░░░░░ he give a sense ░░░░░░░░ his plans of territorial ░░░░░░░░ RUTTE Well clearly this ░░░░░░░░ an issue which is ░░░░░░░░ debated between the Danes ░░░░░░░░ the U S I ░░░░░░░░ that Mette Frederiksen the ░░░░░░░░ prime minister and the ░░░░░░░░ president that they have ░░░░░░░░ this and are still ░░░░░░░░ this how to take ░░░░░░░░ forward So I think ░░░░░░░░ should stay out of ░░░░░░░░ But there is a ░░░░░░░░ issue here and that ░░░░░░░░ the broader issue of ░░░░░░░░ High North the Arctic ░░░░░░░░ this is not only ░░░░░░░░ this is also the ░░░░░░░░ S itself with Alaska ░░░░░░░░ is of course Iceland ░░░░░░░░ Norway and Finland and ░░░░░░░░ and Denmark because of ░░░░░░░░ And we have to ░░░░░░░░ aware of the fact ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese are using ░░░░░░░░ the High North to ░░░░░░░░ their ships sailing there ░░░░░░░░ know that the Russians ░░░░░░░░ rearming there We know ░░░░░░░░ we have a total ░░░░░░░░ of icebreakers within the ░░░░░░░░ so we have to ░░░░░░░░ up there anyway we ░░░░░░░░ to ramp up in ░░░░░░░░ navies all over the ░░░░░░░░ including the U S ░░░░░░░░ this is a debate ░░░░░░░░ need to have these ░░░░░░░░ countries working together and ░░░░░░░░ will be involved whenever ░░░░░░░░ is useful.”