Jan 17 Trump announces a 10% tariff on 8 European countries for opposing U.S. control of Greenland By Emma Burrows, Josh Boak, Daniel Niemann, Associated Press President Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of opposition to U.S. control of Greenland. Continue reading
Jan 16 In their words: Greenlanders talk about Trump's desire to own their Arctic island By Emma Burrows, Associated Press Greenlanders are worried. Naaja Nathanielsen, a Greenlandic minister, said people are not sleeping and children are afraid. Continue reading
Jan 15 European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with U.S. highlight 'disagreement' over island's future By Emma Burrows, Claudia Ciobanu, Daniel Niemann, Associated Press The troop movements were intended to portray unity among Europeans and send a signal to President Donald Trump that an American takeover of Greenland is not necessary as NATO together can safeguard the security of the Arctic region amid rising… Continue reading
Jan 14 WATCH: Trump won't say what he is 'willing to do' to take control of Greenland By Liz Landers, Dan Cooney Trump said that he “can't rely on Denmark being able to fend” off global threats. “The problem is there's not a thing that Denmark can do about it if Russia or China wants to occupy Greenland, but there's everything we… Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 8:42 A look at the strategic importance of Greenland as Trump escalates threats By Amna Nawaz, Morgan Till President Trump said that he hoped for a resolution on his threat to annex Greenland. But disagreements remain following Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Rubio meeting with the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland at the White House. Continue watching
Jan 14 Danish official says there's a 'fundamental disagreement' with Trump over Greenland By Emma Burrows, Claudia Ciobanu, Ben Finley, Associated Press The two sides, however, agreed to create a working group to discuss ways to work through differences as Trump continues to call for a U.S. takeover of the semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 7:26 How Denmark views Trump's threats to take over Greenland By Malcolm Brabant Crucial talks are due to take place in Washington between Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland. President Trump has coveted the Danish territory, and his repeated threats to take… Continue watching
Jan 12 What to know about how NATO works as Trump threatens to take over Greenland By Lorne Cook, Associated Press NATO is built on the principle that an attack on any one of its ranks must be considered an attack on them all — the collective security guarantee enshrined in Article 5 of the treaty. Continue reading
Jan 08 Denmark and Greenland envoys meet with White House officials over Trump's call for a 'takeover' By Aamer Madhani, Claudia Ciobanu, Associated Press Denmark and Greenland's envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trump's call for a "takeover" of the strategic Arctic island. Continue reading
Jan 08 Denmark calls proposed Greenland talks with U.S. a chance for 'the dialogue that is needed' By Claudia Ciobanu, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had said on Wednesday a meeting about Greenland would happen next week, without giving details about timing, location or participants. Continue reading