Trump says U.S. doesn’t need NATO, while Europe wonders if he made up the ‘framework’ agreement on Greenland

WHAT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT? As President Donald Trump continued to talk up his “framework agreement” on Greenland as a total win for the United States, Europeans, NATO — and the Danes in particular — were wondering what he’s talking about. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who Trump said negotiated the deal, said the subject of U.S. sovereignty over “pockets” of Greenland’s territory never came up. NATO’s top general, Alexus Grynkewich, said reports that NATO discussed the proposal ahead of the Trump meeting were not true. “We had no discussion about that security framework. We found out about it when everyone else did, when it hit the news.”

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen made clear in public comments and official statements that negotiations over sovereignty are a red line