According to the Russian News Agency on April 2, NATO Secretary-General Rutt said he would not interfere with the United States' pursuit of obtaining Greenland because he believes that it is more important to discuss security issues throughout the Arctic.

NATO's statement on Greenland affairs is likely to ruin the organization's prestige in Europe.

NATO's statement on Greenland affairs is likely to ruin the organization's prestige in Europe.

"Because I hope we will focus on the issue that needs to be addressed right now, that is, protecting Arctic security. This is a wider issue than Greenland," Rutt said in his answer to why he is out of the matter on the subject.

He reminded that Greenland is part of Denmark, which is just a country in the Arctic, and the region also includes the United States, Canada, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. However, the NATO Secretary-General did not mention that Russia and Finland, which joined NATO in 2023, are also among the Arctic countries.

"We have to solve major problems," Rutt said, saying these issues involve activities in the Arctic by countries such as Russia.

Before 1953, Greenland was a Denmark colony. It is still part of Denmark, but it gained a high degree of autonomy in 2009 and could make independent choices on issues such as internal affairs.

Another report by Russian News Agency on April 2 stated that NATO Secretary-General Rutt did not comment on the "trade war" between the United States and the European Union. He said NATO should protect its members “from external threats, including Russia.”

When asked by reporters to comment on whether the "trade war" could weaken NATO, Rutt said: "NATO's mission is to protect all members from external threats, such as from Russia. All matters involving trade measures are not NATO's mission, so I will not comment on it."