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Trump Arrives in Switzerland Amid Push for U.S. Control of Greenland
President Trump used the Davos forum to pressure European allies with tariff threats to secure Greenland, a key Arctic strategic asset with 56,000 residents, for U.S. control.
- On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump used his Davos address to press efforts to take control of Greenland and signalled he would dictate plans rather than concede at 1.30 GMT.
- Greenland's autonomy dates from 1979 but Denmark still controls foreign, defence and security policy, while Trump highlights its Arctic and North Atlantic security and mineral resources potential.
- Emmanuel Macron, French President, urged Europe to consider retaliation, preferring `respect to bullies`, while Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President, called for faster strategic independence and Elisabeth Evantesson, Swedish Finance Minister, condemned tariff threats as a `new low`.
- Markets are watching as one Danish pension fund exited US Treasuries Tuesday, while Dutch and Danish pension funds convene to consider reducing exposure, though President Donald Trump called this a `false narrative`.
- With Trump the headline act on Wednesday, a reconsecrated USA House provided the backdrop while Denmark plans to send up to 1,000 troops and has deployed about 150 soldiers to Kangerlussuaq and Nuuk.
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Anne Applebaum on what's next for U.S. and allies after Trump's Greenland demands
For a deeper look at President Trump’s speech in Davos and what it signals to the rest of the world, we return to our On Democracy series. It explores the laws, institutions and norms that have shaped America, and the pressures they face today. Amna Nawaz spoke with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Anne Applebaum, host of The Atlantic’s "Autocracy in America" podcast.
·Washington, United States
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The US president gave a long, incoherent speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, where he spoke, among other things, about Europe and the purchase of Greenland.
·Hungary
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Donald Trump's speech in Davos live in the ticker. The US President's performance is eagerly awaited. Europeans are concerned about NATO.
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