When United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins European allies in Brussels on Thursday, both sides will do their best to smile for the cameras and promise that all is well in NATO.
On the surface all seems normal: The agenda calls for a discussion on defense budgets (long a cause of American gripes) and aid for Ukraine. Behind the scenes, though, a storm is brewing. [….]
As the meeting takes place, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will be in Greenland showing support for the island that both Denmark and Greenland insist will never join the U.S. Anxious to avoid a clash within NATO over the issue, Secretary-General Mark Rutte dodged questions about the U.S. claims to the island on Wednesday. Asked who should control Greenland, he replied: ”The question has to do with the wider issue of how to defend the Arctic.” Läs artikel