The Greenland framework President Trump and NATO Secretary General Marc Rutte discussed on Wednesday includes the principle of respecting Denmark’s sovereignty over the island, according to two sources briefed on the proposal. Why it matters: Trump stated numerous times, including earlier on Wednesday, that he’d only take a deal that put Greenland under U.S. control. The deal proposed by Rutte — which Trump said “gives us everything we needed” — doesn’t do that. Driving the news: In a bellicose speech at Davos on Wednesday, Trump said the U.S. “needs” Greenland but, crucially, wouldn’t use force to take it. He called for immediate negotiations, after deriding Denmark as weak and NATO as ungrateful.
Greenland proposal Trump endorsed respects Denmark’s sovereignty: sources
