Greenland

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump refused Monday to say how far he is prepared to go on Greenland, suggesting he could “make a deal” even as European leaders warned that any U.S. move to seize the autonomous Arctic territory from ally Denmark would shake NATO and trigger a response. Asked hours before departing for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, how far he would go, Trump replied: “You’ll find out.” He added that he has “a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland” in Davos and predicted “things are going to…

The claim that the world is “not secure” unless the United States has Greenland is sweeping, but it taps a real and growing geopolitical truth: the Arctic island has moved from remote afterthought to a front line of 21st-century power politics. The strategic drama—rekindled when former President Donald Trump floated the idea of acquiring Greenland—sits at the intersection of climate change, great-power competition, rare-earth minerals, and the security architecture that binds North America and Europe. Greenland is not for…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said the world is “not secure” unless the United States has Greenland, reviving a politically charged debate over the vast Arctic territory’s strategic value and the limits of American influence in the High North. The remark echoes Trump’s 2019 push to explore purchasing Greenland from Denmark, an idea that strained relations with a key NATO ally. At the time, he canceled a planned state visit to Copenhagen after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the proposal “absurd,” and…

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday condemned threats by former U.S. President Donald Trump to impose new taxes on allied nations, including the United Kingdom, over a dispute involving Greenland, calling the measures “wrong” and a risk to alliance relations. Speaking at a Downing Street news conference, Starmer said he had told Trump directly that the tariff threats were unacceptable and jeopardized transatlantic solidarity at a time when unity among NATO allies matters. He warned that coercive economic…

Donald Trump threatened to levy sweeping tariffs on key European allies unless the United States is allowed to buy Greenland, escalating a transatlantic confrontation that EU leaders say violates existing trade understandings and challenges the sovereignty of the Danish realm. In a post on his social media platform, Mr. Trump said Denmark had “not been able to do anything to get the ‘Russian threat’ away from Greenland,” adding: “Now it is time, and it will be done!” He claimed “NATO has been telling Denmark, for 20 years,”…

Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland push; EU weighs retaliation, calls emergency summit WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS — Former U.S. President Donald Trump escalated a brewing transatlantic clash by vowing new tariffs on key European allies unless the United States is allowed to buy Greenland, drawing swift coordination in Brussels and an extraordinary EU leaders’ meeting set for Thursday. Trump said Denmark had failed to counter what he called a “Russian threat” in Greenland, the autonomous Arctic territory of the Kingdom of…

Saturday January 17, 2026 European troops land in Greenland as transatlantic rift deepens over Trump’s acquisition push NUUK, Greenland — Soldiers from France, Germany and other European nations have begun arriving in Greenland to bolster the Arctic island’s security, a rapid show of force that underscores widening disagreement between the United States and its European allies over President Donald Trump’s stated desire to acquire the semiautonomous Danish territory. France has sent 15 soldiers and Germany 13, with Norway…

COPENHAGEN — Thousands of people rallied across Denmark and in Greenland to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to take over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, a day after he warned he may impose tariffs on countries that oppose his plans. Demonstrators waving Danish and Greenlandic flags filled Copenhagen’s central square and chanted “Kalaallit Nunaat!” — Greenland’s name in the Greenlandic language — as a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation visited the Danish capital. The protests, organized by…

Greenlanders and their supporters are planning large demonstrations across Denmark and in Nuuk to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s stated designs to take over Greenland and his warning that he “may put a tariff” on countries that oppose the plan. Marches and rallies organized by Greenlandic associations are scheduled in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense, as well as in the Greenlandic capital. Organizers say thousands have indicated on social media they intend to participate, with demonstrators planning to carry…

COPENHAGEN — President Donald Trump said he may impose trade tariffs on countries that do not support his push to acquire Greenland, escalating a dispute as a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation arrived in Denmark to signal backing for Copenhagen and the island’s self-rule. “I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security,” Trump told reporters at the White House. The comments landed as senators and representatives from both parties began a two-day…