Trump says ceasefire with Iran is over United States President Donald Trump arrived this Wednesday (8) "very angry" at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, and distributed criticism to all sides, with attacks on Danish sovereignty in Greenland, on Spain's military spending and on what he considers the lack of help from allies in the war against Iran. ? Follow g1's international news channel on WhatsApp In a conversation with the press alongside the secretary general of NATO, Mark Rutte, before the formal opening of the summit in the capital of Türkiye, the Republican president spared no one. "I'm very angry with NATO," he told reporters. "I'm not happy with NATO for what they did with Greenland, and I'm not happy with NATO because they didn't want to help us with the main state sponsor of terrorism, which is Iran. They weren't willing to help us," he said. The American repeatedly criticizes Western partners for not supporting him in the war that, together with Israel, he started on February 28 against Iran. Trump also once again highlighted the issue of Greenland, an immense island in the Arctic under Danish sovereignty that, according to him, the United States needs to annex to guarantee its own security. The US already has a military base in the territory. "Greenland is a big problem for us," he declared, before adding that the island is "very important for the United States, but it is not important for Denmark." "We need it to protect the world, not just the United States. It doesn't help Denmark, but it helps us," he added. The Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, said again this Wednesday that Greenland is not for sale and insisted that she will defend her territory in the face of the North American threat. “We are ready to defend every inch of NATO, including our own territory” in the event of an attack, said Frederiksen, and added that he will count on the alliance's allies to fulfill their commitment to mutual defense. “We hope that everyone, including all allies, will respect the right of the people of Greenland to self-determination,” he added. United States President Donald Trump holds a press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. FILIP SINGER/Pool via REUTERS Earlier this year, Trump's threat to seize Greenland by force put the Atlantic Alliance, of which Denmark is a member state, in a difficult situation. After several weeks of aggressive rhetoric and the imminence of military action against the island, Trump toned down and announced, in January, an agreement on Greenland with the NATO secretary general, the details of which remain unclear. Trump attacks Spain This Wednesday, the North American president also criticized Spain again, which, according to him, does not spend enough on Defense and denied the use of two bases this year during the Israeli-American war against Iran. "Spain is a lost cause. We don't want any more trade relations with Spain," said Trump. "They don't participate, they don't pay," he added. At the NATO summit in The Hague last year, Spain was the only country that did not make the common commitment to increase defense spending to 5% of national GDP by 2035, adopted under pressure from Washington. Since then, Trump has criticized Spain and threatened to take trade retaliatory measures. However, in the relationship with the United States, it is the EU, through the European Commission, that negotiates the conditions. A source in the Spanish government, led by socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, said that the country receives Trump's criticism "with calm and normality." "Our country maintains a magnificent social, cultural and economic relationship with the United States and it is not our intention for this to change," said the source, who recalled that the United States' commercial relationship with the European Union "cannot be individualized to any Member State."
Trump says he is 'very angry' with NATO, puts pressure on Greenland again and distributes criticism at summit
Trump says ceasefire with Iran is over United States President Donald Trump arrived this Wednesday (8) "very angry" at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, and distributed criticism to all sides, with attacks on Danish...
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