Overview
- Trump announced a 10% duty on all imports from the UK, France, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and Finland, taking effect Feb. 1.
- He said the rate could climb to 25% on June 1 and would remain in place until a "complete and comprehensive" agreement to purchase Greenland is reached.
- The president argues U.S. control of Greenland is required for national security to counter Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic.
- European governments have dispatched small contingents to Greenland for NATO exercise planning to signal coordinated Arctic defense and to contend that U.S. acquisition is unnecessary.
- A U.S.–Denmark–Greenland working group was formed with conflicting descriptions of its mandate, and the White House said European deployments would not affect the president’s decision.