Overview
- Trump demanded immediate negotiations to acquire Greenland, calling the island essential for U.S. security, while saying he would not use force.
- Following a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Trump announced a framework covering the wider Arctic, withdrew the February tariff plan, and assigned his team to pursue talks including the "Golden Dome" missile-defense concept.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the proposed tariffs and announced an EU package to strengthen Arctic security with a significant increase in investments in Greenland, stressing Danish and Greenlandic sovereignty.
- European reactions ranged from Emmanuel Macron’s public rebuke to a majority in the European Parliament moving to suspend last July’s EU–U.S. accord, with potential counter-tariffs discussed.
- The Greenland dispute disrupted Ukraine-focused diplomacy at Davos, with planned prosperity talks interrupted and President Zelensky’s appearance reported as delayed or uncertain.