NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Jan. 21 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that U.S. President Donald Trump was right about security in the Arctic.
“When it comes to the Arctic, I think President Trump is right. Other leaders in NATO are right. We need to defend the Arctic,” the former Dutch prime minister said. “We know that the sea lanes are opening up.”
Rutte said that China and Russia were becoming increasingly active in the Arctic Circle, and acknowledged that this posed a problem for the alliance.
“There are eight countries bordering on the Arctic. Seven are members of NATO. That’s Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Canada, and the U.S.,” Rutte said….
Trump Right About Arctic Security, NATO’s Rutte Says
