The other possibility is that Rutte simply explained the options that are already available under NATO agreements. Either this came as a revelation to Trump or was presented as a convenient off ramp - or both.
I am not convinced. I think Rutte was grandstanding. See the remarks I quote in the piece from the Danes. He was on what we in Ireland would call a "solo run".
The other possibility is that Rutte simply explained the options that are already available under NATO agreements. Either this came as a revelation to Trump or was presented as a convenient off ramp - or both.
I am not convinced. I think Rutte was grandstanding. See the remarks I quote in the piece from the Danes. He was on what we in Ireland would call a "solo run".