General Mark Rutte may have been instrumental in persuading U.S. President Donald Trump to scrap his threat of tariffs as he presses for control over Greenland.

The president's push to gain control of Greenland, a Danish territory, has created anxiety about the future of the alliance throughout Europe.

President Donald Trump’s Wednesday speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland was filled with inaccurate claims – notably including false and misleading statements about NATO and Greenland, the self-governing Danish territory he is pushing for the US to acquire.

Trump hasn't said if U.S. ownership of the island territory is part of the deal.

The past year has been marked by ebbing and flowing of tensions in Europe and Canada over the U.S.'s commitment to NATO.

NATO chief Mark Rutte defends Trump's impact on European defense spending, saying allies wouldn't have reached 2% GDP targets without his pressure.

By Mark John, Susan Heavey, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Steve Holland DAVOS, Switzerland/NUUK, Jan 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had secured total and permanent U.S. access to Greenland in a deal with NATO,

Business Insider spoke with Spanish pilots who are deployed to Lithuania to contribute to NATO air policing missions.