A two-day meeting of foreign ministers begins today, Thursday April 3rd, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha also in attendance. A tense atmosphere is anticipated, with President Donald Trump pushing for the organisation to be more independent of the U.S.
Increased conflict has been predicted since the White House introduced new tariffs in its dealings with other NATO member states. U.S. proposals to acquire Greenland have also unsettled Denmark, while Trump’s criticisms of European domestic policy on free speech and immigration could also make for a more strained negotiating environment surrounding U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on his first visit to Brussels in this capacity.
