Sense of Relief Spreads Among European Leaders Over De-Escalation of Greenland Crisis

“We’ve been intently coordinating with allies and others over the course of the previous few days. What’s now occurred is nice within the sense that the specter of tariffs has gone, and now we are able to get on with the job of rolling up our sleeves and answering the query: How will we enhance safety within the Arctic? — which all people agrees with.” “This has from the start been a safety concern, not a sovereignty concern. And that’s why we’re making an attempt to create an off-ramp whereby we are able to strengthen Arctic safety with sturdy American presence as a result of their worries about Arctic safety, I feel, are right.” “I welcome the developments of yesterday and the — to start with, the announcement by President Trump that drive wouldn’t be utilized in respect of Greenland. And secondly, that the specter of tariffs on sure E.U. member states had been to be lifted.” “Now we have mentioned from the very starting {that a} dialogue about our standing as a sovereign state, it can’t be mentioned, it can’t be modified. We’re keen to work along with the U.S., after all, as now we have at all times achieved about safety. However our purple traces which might be — our additionally, our Democratic guidelines can’t be mentioned.”