Overview
- Trump set a 10% tariff starting February 1 that rises to 25% on June 1 for Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland, to remain until a purchase agreement for Greenland is reached.
- France, Sweden, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland have sent personnel to Greenland for Danish‑led reconnaissance and Arctic training, including the exercise Arctic Endurance.
- Danish and Greenlandic leaders say any transfer of the autonomous territory is impossible under international rules and violates sovereignty, as protests in Nuuk and across the kingdom emphasize Inuit self‑determination.
- Washington, Copenhagen and Nuuk formed a working group scheduled to meet every two to three weeks, while a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation in Copenhagen seeks to reassure allies and advances legislation to bar using federal funds to annex NATO territories without consent.
- The White House cites national‑security needs, including U.S. missile defense and concerns over Russia and China, and has not ruled out coercive measures to secure control of the island.