Overview
- Norway released and authenticated a Trump message tying his Greenland push to a Nobel Peace Prize snub and declaring the world unsafe without “Complete and Total Control of Greenland.”
- Trump told NBC he will impose 10% tariffs on the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland from Feb. 1, rising to 25% on June 1, unless a deal to acquire Greenland is reached.
- Pressed on using force to seize the territory, Trump declined to rule it out, responding “No comment,” while the White House reiterated Greenland’s strategic value to U.S. security.
- EU leaders set an emergency summit to weigh responses, including a tariff package and possible use of the Anti‑Coercion Instrument, as the UK and other NATO partners reaffirm that Greenland’s status is for Denmark and Greenlanders to decide.
- Denmark increased troop deployments to Greenland for a NATO Arctic exercise, with its regional commander stating the moves address Russian threats, not U.S. pressure, as U.S. polling and bipartisan voices register resistance to Trump’s campaign.