Trump tells NATO chief the US needs Greenland


FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump told NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Thursday that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary to enhance international security, escalating his campaign to annex the strategic Arctic island.

"You know, Mark, we need that for international security, not just security - international - we have a lot of our favorite players cruising around the coast, and we have to be careful," Trump told Rutte as they sat side-by-side in the White House Oval Office for talks. "We'll be talking to you."

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