France, July 8 -- "I heard the US president yesterday and I think the US position is unfortunately very clear on this topic. Our position is as clear as it has been all through: Greenland is, of course, not for sale," she told journalists ahead of the meeting of the military alliance.

After his arrival in Ankara to attend the summit, apart from rebooting his demand to obtain Greenland, Trump rehashed several of his complaints with NATO - their unwillingness to join the U.S. and Israel in their fight against Iran - but he praised for host nation Turkey, repeating the possibility Ankara would be able to buy F-35 jet fighters from Washington.

As he landed in the Turkish capital, Trump was effusive in his praise for President Recep Tayyip E...