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Overview
- In a Truth Social post, the president set import surcharges on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and the United Kingdom, starting at 10% on Feb. 1 and rising to 25% on June 1.
- Copenhagen and Nuuk reiterated that any U.S. purchase or annexation is off the table, as European allies sent small military contingents to the island at Denmark’s request.
- An 11-member bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation led by Sen. Chris Coons met Danish and Greenlandic leaders in Copenhagen, signaling legislative resistance to unilateral annexation.
- Thousands rallied in Copenhagen, with a parallel demonstration called in Nuuk, as organizers demanded respect for Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.
- After an unresolved White House meeting, the U.S., Denmark and Greenland established a working group for follow-on talks, even as rhetoric hardens and Moscow accuses NATO of militarizing the Arctic.