US EditionNATO chief says he has spoken to Trump about ‘security situation in Greenland’
Trump threatens tariffs up to 25% on Denmark and seven European allies over Greenland, risking NATO unity amid concerns of Arctic security and influence from China and Russia.
- On January 19, 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said `Spoke with POTUS regarding the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic...` and will meet Trump in Davos later this week.
- President Donald Trump threatened 10-percent tariffs starting February 1, 2026 on goods from Britain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland, citing national security and China and Russia's interest in Greenland.
- European governments, including Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, issued a joint statement saying Arctic Endurance poses no threat, while thousands protested in Greenland and Denmark opposing US control.
- The European Union called an extraordinary meeting of ambassadors in Brussels on Sunday, and Emmanuel Macron, President of France, will seek to activate an EU anti-coercion instrument amid warnings tariffs could hurt both sides in the 450 million-strong market.
- Military movements and senior US commentary suggest Denmark and several European NATO allies recently sent personnel to Greenland for exercises, and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called the tariff threats a strategic move to avoid a hot war.
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Greenland – or high tariffs: The latest threat from the American President further increases nervousness in the defence alliance. The British Prime Minister speaks plainly.
Trump threatens tariffs if he doesn't get Greenland. Here's the latest we know about the crisis and its consequences.
Trump’s “Greenland Or Bust” Ultimatum Sends Shivers Through Europe
The transatlantic alliance is facing its coldest winter in decades, and it has nothing to do with the weather. In a move that has stunned diplomatic circles from Copenhagen to Paris, President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to America’s closest European allies: Help the United States acquire Greenland, or face a punishing trade war […] Trump’s “Greenland Or Bust” Ultimatum Sends Shivers Through Europe
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Murdoch Paper Tears Into Trump’s ‘Nonsensical’ Land Grab Plot
A newspaper owned by conservative media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has ripped Donald Trump’s assault on NATO as he forges ahead with his mad push to seize Greenland by any means necessary. “For more than 75 years, the fondest dream of Russian strategy has been to divide Western Europe from the U.S. and break the NATO alliance,” The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board wrote. “That is now a possibility as President Trump presses his campaign to captu…
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