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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Lee

Rubio begins three-nation NATO tour in Iceland, which is wary of Trump’s Arctic intentions

Iceland US Rubio - (Mark Schiefelbein/AP via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has begun a three-nation tour of NATO allies with a stop Tuesday in Iceland, where unease persists about the Trump administration’s Arctic intentions even after a deal was reached to ease the president’s designs on neighboring Greenland.

Rubio called Iceland “a good friend” and offered no hint of tensions with the island that is a NATO member but has no army. Before the Greenland deal was signed last month, Iceland was an occasional feature of Trump's comments and social media complaints about NATO allies not doing enough to support the U.S.

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