Jan 20 Russia's Lavrov says 'we are watching' as NATO faces crisis over Trump and Greenland By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Lavrov said Trump’s actions upended the Western concept of the “rule-based global order” that Russia has long criticized. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 10:05 Europe stands firm against Trump's push for Greenland as he threatens new tariffs By Geoff Bennett, Veronica Vela President Trump ramped up the pressure, threatening new tariffs on NATO allies if they don't allow the U.S. to acquire Greenland. European leaders met to coordinate a response as they work to resolve the crisis sparked by Trump. Geoff Bennett… Continue watching
Jan 19 European leaders warn of 'downward spiral' as Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland By Stefanie Dazio, Jill Lawless, Emma Burrows, Associated Press Trump's Saturday announcement sets up a potentially dangerous test of U.S. partnerships in Europe. He appeared to indicate that he was using the tariffs as leverage to force talks over the status of Greenland. Continue reading
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