Overview
- In a Truth post, the president said U.S. tariffs of 10% will start on February 1 and rise to 25% on June 1 for Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland until a deal to buy Greenland is reached.
- European allies have sent small, symbolic military contingents to Greenland in recent days, and Denmark has invited the United States to join planned exercises as partners steer the issue into a NATO-led security framework.
- Thousands marched in Copenhagen calling for respect for Greenlanders’ self-determination, with organizers highlighting opposition to external pressure on the autonomous territory.
- France’s Emmanuel Macron called the tariff threat unacceptable and pledged a coordinated European response, while Danish officials said the deployments aim to bolster Arctic security in concert with partners.
- Italy signaled it could consider a presence only within NATO, and a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation met Danish and Greenlandic leaders as Trump’s envoy asserted an agreement “should and will be reached.”