Overview
- On Truth Social, President Donald Trump detailed a tariff plan adding 10% to imports from selected European countries on February 1, rising to 25% on June 1, to remain in place “until the complete sale of Greenland.”
- Trump named Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland as targets, accusing them of a “very dangerous game” over the island.
- Small allied contingents arrived in Greenland under Denmark’s Arctic Endurance exercise, with examples including about 15 French troops and 13 from Germany alongside personnel from Sweden, Norway, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland.
- A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation in Copenhagen affirmed support for Denmark, with Senator Chris Coons saying there are no immediate threats to Greenland.
- Thousands protested in Copenhagen against U.S. ambitions, with additional demonstrations planned in Nuuk, as Russia criticized increased NATO activity in the Arctic via statements invoking the Arctic Council.