NATO chief Mark Rutte says U.S. versus Danish control of Greenland was not discussed in his talks with President Donald Trump, which led to an agreement on new Greenland "framework."

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.

French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO head Mark Rutte have sent text messages to U.S. President Donald Trump.

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

The drills are slated to get underway against a backdrop of uncertainty about the future of relations between the U.S. and its longstanding allies.

The planned reductions to parts of the alliance’s force structure and some advisory groups mark the Trump administration’s latest move to scale back military investment in Europe’s defense.

As part of the move, which the Trump administration has communicated to some European capitals, the U.S. will eliminate roughly 200 positions from the NATO entities that oversee and plan the alliance's military and intelligence operations, said the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss private diplomatic conversations.

Finland's president pointed to his country's air power, conscription, artillery, and civilian preparedness steps like bunkers.