{"id":2399,"date":"2026-07-08T13:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2399"},"modified":"2026-07-08T13:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:37:40","slug":"trump-blasts-nato-for-rejecting-his-efforts-to-claim-greenland-as-leaders-hold-a-summit-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2399","title":{"rendered":"Trump blasts NATO for rejecting his efforts to claim Greenland as leaders hold a summit in Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By LORNE COOK and SEUNG MIN KIM<\/strong><\/p>\n

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. will give a license for its Patriot air defense systems to be made overseas for Ukraine to counter Russian missile attacks, a huge coup for Ukraine which has badly needed the technology in the war now in its fifth year.<\/p>

Read more US markets retreat, oil prices jump more than 5% after Trump says ceasefire with Iran is \u2018over\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Trump made the announcement as he met Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Turkey, praising him as having \u201cdone an amazing job\u201d and \u201cbeen very effective\u201d in the war.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll give them the right to make Patriots. We\u2019ll show them how to do it,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy has long sought more of the defense systems, which are expensive, in high demand and take a long time to manufacture. He has been pressing for Ukraine to be granted a license to manufacture the technology.<\/p>\n

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP\u2019s earlier story follows below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) \u2014 U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at his NATO partners at a summit in Turkey on Wednesday, saying he was unhappy with the alliance for pushing back against his efforts to take control of Greenland and for not supporting his war in Iran.<\/p>\n

NATO\u2019s European members plus Canada have scrambled to meet the increased defense spending targets Trump has demanded, as the U.S. draws down the number of troops it has in Europe and insists that the continent take more responsibility for its own security.<\/p>

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But Trump reopened old wounds as he arrived at the meeting of 32 NATO leaders by insisting again that the United States should control Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory. He blasted some European countries for refusing to participate in the Iran campaign, singling out Spain as \u201ca terrible partner in NATO\u201d and renewing his threats to cut off trade.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the summit, Trump said Greenland \u201cis very important\u201d for the U.S. but not for Denmark, declaring, \u201cWe need it for protection of the world, not just the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Denmark\u2019s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said her country is \u201cready to defend every inch of NATO including our own territory\u201d in the event of an attack, and would rely on NATO allies to honor their commitment to defend each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope that all, including all allies, will respect the Greenland people\u2019s right for self-determination,\u201d Frederiksen said ahead of the summit. \u201cGreenland is of course not for sale.\u201d<\/p>

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Trump\u2019s criticisms have in the past drawn European countries closer together as they confront wars in Ukraine and Iran, a ballooning trade deficit with China, and threats from Russia. However, that unity could be tested at the summit.<\/p>\n

The president\u2019s renewed interest in Greenland could put at risk the entire future of NATO, which was founded in 1949 to counter the threat to European security posed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.<\/p>\n

The organization is normally focused on outside threats, not threats from within.<\/p>\n

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte sought to tamp down the president\u2019s ire by citing recent increases in defense spending from NATO allies.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would argue that without you in this chair, this would not have happened,\u201d Rutte told Trump as the two met Wednesday morning. \u201cGrab the win. It\u2019s there.\u201d<\/p>\n