Donald Trump yesterday said he had reached a framework understanding on Greenland following discussions with Mark Rutte, a development he claimed has removed the need for threatened tariffs against European allies.
Trump announced the development in a post on his Truth Social platform after meetings on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, saying the discussions had produced the outline of a future agreement covering Greenland and the wider Arctic region.
He added that, in light of the understanding, he would no longer proceed with new tariffs that were scheduled to take effect on February 1 against European countries that had opposed his push for US control of Greenland. Trump also confirmed that talks were continuing on the proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence system, which he has repeatedly said would rely heavily on Greenland’s strategic Arctic location.
