Overview
- In an NBC phone interview on Monday, President Trump replied “No comment” when asked if he would use U.S. forces to take control of Greenland.
- Trump has announced 10% tariffs on Denmark and seven other European countries starting February 1 until a Greenland agreement is reached, and Norway and the White House confirmed his note saying he no longer feels obliged to “think only about peace.”
- EU leaders set an extraordinary summit in Brussels for Thursday to coordinate a response and signaled they are prepared to activate trade instruments if Washington proceeds.
- NORAD said military aircraft will arrive soon at the U.S. Pituffik base in Greenland for long-planned activities coordinated with Danish and Greenlandic authorities.
- Denmark proposed a NATO surveillance mission or increased allied presence in Greenland, as Greenland’s leaders rejected pressure and protests in Nuuk denounced U.S. control efforts.