Macron and Trump have ‘frank conversation’ minutes before European meeting on Ukraine – POLITICO

Macron and Trump have ‘frank conversation’ minutes before European meeting on Ukraine – POLITICO

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron and his American counterpart Donald Trump spoke on the phone minutes before Macron greeted European dignitaries who had gathered to discuss security in Paris. The French president’s office said the “frank conversation” lasted 20 minutes. The call came as European leaders are scrambling to come up with a unified…

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China, Russia’s growing Arctic presence underpins Trump’s Greenland musings

China, Russia’s growing Arctic presence underpins Trump’s Greenland musings

President Donald Trump’s claim that US ownership and control of Greenland is “an absolute necessity” has underlined the strategic importance of the world’s largest island in terms of American missile defences and anti-submarine operations. While analysts doubt the US will buy Greenland – both Denmark and the island’s government have declared it is “not for…

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