AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS šC As tensions over Greenland between Donald Trump and Europe neared boiling point this week, NATO boss Mark Rutte cemented his reputation as a ¡°Trump whisperer¡± after the U.S. president dropped his tariff threats following a meeting in Davos.
Trump said he and Rutte agreed on a ¡°framework of a future deal¡± on the entire Arctic Region, which would be ¡°a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations.¡±
While details were scant, the outcome was a ?diplomatic win for Rutte that steered the fraying transatlantic alliance back from the precipice, diplomats and political analysts said.
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