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Overview
- Trump said a 10% levy on imports from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and the UK will begin Feb. 1, rising to 25% on June 1 unless an agreement to sell Greenland is reached.
- He justified the move on national‑security grounds, calling Greenland vital to a U.S. missile‑defense project he terms the “Golden Dome” and warning against Russian or Chinese influence.
- European leaders condemned the threats as unacceptable, with France’s Emmanuel Macron and EU officials urging a united response and warning of damage to transatlantic ties.
- At Denmark’s request, several European countries, including France, Germany, the UK, Norway, the Netherlands and Sweden, sent military teams to Greenland for surveillance and exercises.
- Thousands demonstrated in Copenhagen with a parallel protest in Nuuk, while a U.S.–Denmark–Greenland working group continues talks after officials reported a fundamental divergence and a bipartisan U.S. delegation voiced support for Denmark and Greenland.