Overview
- President Trump announced additional import duties of 10% from February 1 and 25% from June 1 on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland until a deal transfers Greenland to the United States.
- European governments condemned the plan and signaled a joint response, with Emmanuel Macron rejecting the tariff threats as unacceptable.
- Thousands demonstrated in Copenhagen and in Nuuk against any transfer of Greenland, with the territory’s prime minister joining the capital rally.
- France, Sweden, Germany and Norway sent small reconnaissance detachments to Greenland under Denmark’s Arctic Endurance exercise in a show of support.
- An 11-member bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation in Copenhagen emphasized support for Denmark, and some U.S. lawmakers criticized the acquisition push.