Overview
- Trump announced a 10% tariff on imports from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland starting February 1, rising to 25% on June 1 unless a deal for the “complete and total” purchase of Greenland is reached.
- Denmark and Greenland rejected any sale or annexation as a breach of sovereignty and international rules, reiterating that the island’s future is not up for negotiation.
- France, Sweden, Germany, Norway, the UK and others sent personnel to Greenland for reconnaissance and Arctic training under Danish coordination, with Danish commanders describing the deployments as exercises.
- Thousands protested in Nuuk and across the Kingdom of Denmark, with organizers in Greenland reporting roughly 5,000 people rallying for self-governance and against U.S. control.
- A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation sought to calm tensions, while senators introduced a bill to bar funding for any annexation of a NATO ally’s territory as legal experts questioned the president’s authority to impose the tariffs as outlined.