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January 18, 2026 9:48 AM

Trump vows tariffs on eight European nations over Greenland

President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to implement a wave of increasing tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed to buy Greenland, escalating a row over the future of Denmark's vast Arctic island. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said additional 10% import tariffs would take effect on February 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Great Britain - all already subject to tariffs imposed by Trump. Those tariffs would increas...

January 15, 2026 4:54 PM

Poland will not send soldiers to Greenland, Polish PM says

Poland will not send soldiers to Greenland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday, adding an attack by one NATO country on the territory of another would be "the end of the world as we know it". United States President Donald Trump has said Greenland is vital to U.S. security and the U.S. must own it to prevent Russia or China occupying it. He has said all options are on the table for securing Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark. Military personnel from France and Germ...

January 15, 2026 1:27 PM

Macron convenes emergency meeting to discuss Greenland, Iran

President Emmanuel Macron convened an emergency defence cabinet in Paris on Thursday to discuss U.S. President Donald's Trump's stated intent to acquire Greenland and the forceful crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran. In an overnight message on X, Macron said a first group of French military personnel were already headed to Greenland to participate in an exercise organised by Denmark and Greenland, an overseas Danish territory. The crisis meeting, confirmed by a French official, was schedu...

January 15, 2026 10:25 AM

Trump reiterates desire for Greenland following high-stakes meeting

President Donald Trump reiterated on Wednesday that the U.S. needs Greenland and that Denmark cannot be relied upon to protect the island, even as he said that "something will work out" with respect to the future governance of the Danish overseas territory. The remarks, which came after a high-stakes meeting between U.S., Danish and Greenlandic officials, indicate that there are still fundamental, if not intractable, differences between how Washington, Copenhagen and Nuuk see the political futu...

January 10, 2026 4:11 PM

Greenland’s parliament will bring forward meeting to discuss US threats, party leaders say

Greenland's parliament will bring forward a meeting to discuss its response to U.S. threats to take control of the Arctic island, the leaders of the five political parties in the Greenlandic assembly said in a joint statement. President Donald Trump has said the United States must own Greenland, an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark, to prevent Russia or China occupying the strategically located and minerals-rich territory in the future. "We emphasise once again our desire for the U.S. ...

January 7, 2026 9:25 AM

Trump discussing how to acquire Greenland, US military always an option, White House says

The White House said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is discussing options for acquiring Greenland, including potential use of the U.S. military, in a revival of his ambition to control the strategic island despite European objections. Trump sees acquiring Greenland as a U.S. national security priority necessary to "deter our adversaries in the Arctic region," the White House said in a statement. "The president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important fore...

August 28, 2025 2:37 PM

US reaffirms Greenland’s right to self-determination amid political sway allegations

The United States' top diplomat in Denmark has reaffirmed Greenland's right to determine its own future, following Danish intelligence reports alleging that private U.S. citizens attempted to sway political sentiment in the Arctic territory. Chargé d’Affaires Mark Stroh met with Danish and Greenlandic officials in Copenhagen on Wednesday. Denmark summoned him in response to a report by public broadcaster DR, saying at least three Americans with ties to President Donald Trump were suspected o...

March 28, 2025 4:01 PM

Why does Trump want the US to control Greenland?

U.S. Vice President JD Vance's trip to Greenland on Friday comes at a time when President Donald Trump is insisting that Washington should take over the semi-autonomous Danish territory. WHY DOES TRUMP WANT GREENLAND? Greenland's strategic location and resources could benefit the U.S. It lies along the shortest route from Europe to North America, vital for the U.S. ballistic missile warning system. The U.S. has expressed interest in expanding its existing military presence on the island, incl...

March 27, 2025 4:40 PM

Denmark condemns what it calls Trump’s escalated rhetoric on Greenland

Danish government ministers condemned what they called President Donald Trump's escalated rhetoric on Thursday and praised Greenland's inhabitants for their resilience in the face of U.S. pressure for control over the Arctic island. Reiterating his desire to take over Greenland, which is a semi-autonomous Danish territory, Trump told journalists on Wednesday that the U.S. needs the strategically located island for national and international security. "So, I think we'll go as far as we have to ...

March 26, 2025 11:25 AM

US visit to Greenland is unacceptable, Danish prime minister says

The United States is exerting "unacceptable pressure" on Greenland, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday, ahead of an unsolicited visit by a high-profile U.S. delegation to the semi-autonomous Danish territory this week. The visit to an American military base will include U.S. Vice President JD Vance, his wife Usha Vance, White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. The U.S. vice president said on X on Tuesday that he will visit Gree...