US EditionNATO chief says he has spoken to Trump about ‘security situation in Greenland’
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addressed Arctic security with President Trump amid US tariff threats targeting Denmark and European allies over Greenland.
- 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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Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN: President Donald Trump has plunged NATO into what could become its worst crisis by threatening new tariffs on US allies who oppose his attempt to seize Greenland against the will of its people. Whether relative world peace is threatened by the fracturing of the world's most powerful military alliance will depend in part on whether Republicans in Congress show unusual resolve to challenge their incorrigible pre…
Analysis: Who can save NATO from Trump as he escalates bid to grab Greenland?
President Donald Trump has pitched NATO into what could become its worst-ever crisis by threatening new tariffs against US allies who oppose his grab for Greenland against the will of its people.
Trump and Greenland: A NATO Test – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
President Trump demands that Denmark, a NATO ally, give us Greenland. The Danes refuse and Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has said, in so many words, not only no but hell no. Perhaps Secretary of State Rubio — who is also National Security Adviser — could urge him to back down. Greenland is a strategically-located territory. It is in the path that Russian or Chinese missiles would travel to get to the United States. All but a b…
NATO chief confirms talks with US President Donald Trump over Greenland, to meet this week in Davos
NATO chief Mark Rutte spoke with US President Donald Trump on Arctic and Greenland security as Washington threatened tariffs on several European countries. European nations expressed solidarity with Denmark, warning the move could damage transatlantic relations.
NATO Chief Says Spoke With Trump Over Greenland 'Security Situation'
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