Trump withdraws Greenland tariff threat

U.S. President Donald Trump called off his menace of tariffs connected 8 European countries, including Denmark, announced past Saturday (January 17, 2026), to compel them to transportation the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland to the U.S.

Mr. Trump had said helium would get the strategically located Arctic land “one mode oregon another”. The countries successful question had each sent a tiny fig of troops to Greenland earlier this month, pursuing Mr. Trump’s caller threats.

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Mr. Trump announced that helium was cancelling the tariffs connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026) evening, connected his Truth Social media platform, aft what helium called a “very productive” gathering with Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) successful Davos, Switzerland. The U.S. President is attending the World Economic Forum successful the alpine edifice town.

Mr. Trump said the U.S. and NATO had “formed the model of a aboriginal woody with respect to Greenland and, successful fact, the full Arctic Region” and that helium would not beryllium imposing the tariffs acceptable to statesman February 1 based connected the knowing reached. The tariffs were acceptable to footwear disconnected astatine a complaint of 10%, expanding to 25% successful June 2026.

“Additional discussions are being held concerning the Golden Dome arsenic it pertains to Greenland,” said Mr. Trump, referring to a multi-layered rocket and aerial defence strategy helium intends to physique for the U.S.

Europe connected the edge

Just anterior to his discussions with Mr. Rutte, the President told a gathering successful Davos that helium was not going to usage unit to annex Greenland. Europe has been connected borderline implicit Mr. Trump’s assertive pursuit of the Arctic island, which helium claims is required for nationalist and planetary security. Mr. Trump has suggested that Russia and China airs an imminent menace to Greenland, a assertion denied by the Russians.

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European leaders, who successful wide bash not stock the aforesaid hazard appraisal with the U.S. connected Russia and China’s intentions successful the Arctic, person tried a substance of flattery and pugnacious talking successful effect to Mr. Trump’s threats. The European Parliament suspended the support of a E.U.-U.S. commercialized statement struck successful July 2025.

While the presumption of the agreed model connected Greenland look to beryllium nether discussion, Mr. Trump said that from the U.S. side, Vice-President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and statesmanlike envoy Steve Witkoff would beryllium among those liable for the negotiations.