Mark Rutte
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And then also to make sure that when it comes to Greenland specifically, their economy, their military situation, Russia and China will never get access.
We discussed how can we protect Greenland, how can we protect the wider Arctic region.
And again, I think President Trump was the one who reinvigorated NATO at the summit in The Hague, which is the famous 5%.
So what we discussed last night is the seven countries in the high north working together to protect against any adversary and then also to make sure that
When it comes to Greenland specifically, their economy, their military situation, Russia and China will never get access.
We discussed how can we protect Greenland, how can we protect the wider Arctic region.
And again, I think President Trump was the one who reinvigorated NATO at the summit in The Hague, was the famous 5%.
But I know that we have now a high-level working group working on a solution for both parties.
Our integrity and our borders and international law is definitely a red line that we don't want anyone to cross.
And I don't think that is strange at all.
So statements from me will not add anything here.
And when it comes to the Arctic, I think President Trump is right.
Other leaders in NATO are right.
We need to defend the Arctic.
We know that the sea lanes are opening up.
We know that China and Russia are increasingly active in the Arctic.
There are eight countries bordering on the Arctic.
Seven are a member of NATO.
That's Finland and Sweden and Norway and Denmark.
Iceland, Canada, and the US, and there's only one country bordering on the Arctic outside NATO, and that's Russia.