00:00I want to start with this a framework deal between President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Ruta.
00:06What might the framework of a deal look like as alluded to by Trump and based on what you've heard.
00:18Of course we haven't seen the agreements but of course we can only speculate what is in the mandate of
00:26Secretary General of NATO to talk about is the security of the Arctic and that is what has been
00:33offered before. If United States has worries about the security of the Arctic considering
00:39the importance of the region then these issues can be addressed via NATO. Is Europe comfortable
00:48with Mark Ruta the Secretary General of NATO negotiating on Denmark's behalf.
00:56Security issues can be of course discussed in NATO whether it's you know a new mission
01:06whether it's some kind of activity from the NATO side but of course also all the NATO members
01:13need to agree. But when it comes to territorial integrity sovereignty of Greenland or Denmark
01:22when it comes to critical raw materials then of course these are issues that Denmark and
01:27Greenland should discuss about. Right the reporting shows right now that NATO will beef up security
01:33in the region to prevent encroachment by Russia or China. The U.S. would get mining rights and
01:38the ability to station missiles there. What is your confidence Kaya that this is enough for
01:43President Trump that he won't press further for sovereignty of Greenland.
01:53One thing we have learned over this year is that we have to be prepared for the unpredictability so
02:01nothing is really clear even if there are agreements made. So I think this is what we have learned and
02:08what we need to also prepare. We need to have plans ready for different scenarios and that is what we are working on.
02:16And of course what I also want to stress is that you know when there are spats like this going on between allies
02:24then of course our adversaries are really enjoying the show of it.
02:30From the Europeans perspective and I realize this might be a very basic question. Why is it critical keeping Greenland under
02:37Danish sovereignty as opposed to the U.S.
02:45Because the Greenlandic people you know have said that they want to be with the European Union. They want to be with
02:54Denmark. And that's why you know the future of Greenland is up to the Greenland Greenlanders to decide. And that's why
03:02we are of course supporting the territorial integrity sovereignty but also the right for the Greenlandic people to choose.
03:11Now in response to President Trump's threats to take Greenland Europe decided to freeze its trade deal with the U.S.
03:18could you give us some color into that status of that trade deal. Is it completely dead in the water. Is it on pause. What would
03:25it take for Europe to take it up again to move forward on it.
03:35Last two days I've spent in the European Parliament and really where are all the members elected in all the member states of Europe and really
03:47saying and voicing their concerns about this. The trade deal that was done in the summer the argument
03:55behind it was that at least you know our companies need security needs some kind of stability. You know any deal is better than no deal and this
04:05unpredictability. What we have seen of course now the last few days is that this stability might not be there. And that's why the European Parliament that is
04:17representing the European nations is also voicing concerns and has stopped this process.
04:24Because what kind of guarantees there are really from this deal.
04:28Of course we know also Volodymyr Zelenskyy the Ukrainian president ended up attending Davos because he flew there to have a meeting with President Trump.
04:36And while there he has accused European allies of failing to halt Russia's actions and lacking the will to act as a real global power.
04:42What are the next steps for Ukraine as most of the attention seems to be focused on Greenland right now.
04:49Well exactly. I mean the real issue is Ukraine right now. And that's why you know any kind of disagreements that we have between allies our adversaries like Russia and China are really enjoying this.
05:06This show. And that's why we really need to focus on on what is the real risk right now. If you know United States is worried about the security and worried about what Russia might do then we should be united in also response to Russia in Ukraine.
05:29What we have seen. We have seen a diplomatic push for peace. We have seen concessions from Ukrainian side.
05:36What we haven't seen is Russia to make any moves showing any signs of wanting peace. The opposite. They have increased their attacks against the civilians civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. So we really need to put the focus where it should be.
05:52I also want to ask you about India and Europe because we know that Mark Carney the Canadian prime minister has spent his time at Davos talking about how middle powers need to do more form their own alliances.
06:07And we've seen how EU and India are strengthening ties. You announced the signing of a new security and defense partnership this week.
06:14Talk a little bit about how that paves the way for a trade deal as well. What are the guiding principles here for Europe to get a trade deal signed in a timely manner.
06:26What do you think.
06:27What do you think.
06:32While you know others are really taking down the bridges then we are trying to build bridges with our partners all across the world.
06:40And we see the appetite also all across the world to build partnerships with the European Union whether it's you know America so whether it's India whether these are other countries.
06:52And to really diversify the trade portfolios that we have to in order to be also stronger and more independent.
06:59And that is why we are also discussing the free trade agreement with India.
07:04We are also discussing the security and defense partnership with India.
07:09How can we build you know these partnerships in order to really step up to the threats that we have.
07:18I hate to bring it back to President Trump but he spent a good chunk of yesterday's speech in Davos insulting Europe casting the continent as as weak as utterly dependent on the U.S.
07:29whether we're talking about security or economics the markets is a reflection in Europe on that kind of assessment from the president.
07:45It is clear that the transatlantic relationship is not the same as it was a year ago.
07:52But Europe is not willing to junk 80 years of good relations for disagreements.
07:59At the same time we need to be also more self confident in our actions.
08:04And again you know we are strong when we are united and acting in a unified manner whether it's a question of economic security when we are attacked or when it's a question about the real security and defense that we are building.
08:19So yes a lot of criticism and you know Europe as a continent has been also very self critical and that also is a basis for the progress.
08:31The progress.
08:32The progress.
08:33The progress.
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