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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for calm as Trump’s Greenland tariff threats spark diplomatic tensions with Europe, while the EU considers countermeasures.

Bessent says US-Europe relations have 'never been closer' despite Greenland crisis

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for calm as Trump&rsquo;s Greenland tariff threats spark diplomatic tensions with Europe, while the EU considers countermeasures.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said America's relations with Europe remain strong and urged trading partners to &ldquo;take a deep breath&rdquo; and let tensions driven by the Trump administration's new tariff threats over Greenland &ldquo;play out.&rdquo;
&ldquo;I think our relations have never been closer,&rdquo; he said, speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
On Saturday, Trump announced a 10 per cent import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations that have rallied around Denmark in the wake of his stepped up calls for the United States to take over the semi-autonomous territory of Greenland.
Trump has insisted the US needs the territory for security reasons against possible threats from China and Russia.
The American leader's threats have sparked outrage and a flurry of diplomatic activity across Europe, as leaders consider possible countermeasures, including retaliatory tariffs and the first-ever use of the European Union's anti-coercion instrument.
The EU has three major economic tools it could use to pressure Washington: new tariffs, suspension of the US-EU trade deal, and a &ldquo;trade bazooka,&rdquo; the unofficial term for the bloc's Anti-Coercion Instrument that could sanction individuals or institutions found to be putting undue pressure on the EU.
Earlier Tuesday, Trump posted on social media that he had spoken with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and &ldquo;I agreed to a meeting of the various parties in Davos, Switzerland,&rdquo; where they will be attending the World Economic Forum's annual meeting this week.
Trump also posted a text message from Emmanuel Macron in which the French president suggested a meeting of members of the Group of Seven industrialised democracies in Paris after the Davos gathering.
An official close to French President Macron confirmed Tuesday that the message shared by President Trump is genuine. &ldquo;It shows that the French President, both in public and in private, takes the same views,&rdquo; the official said.
France considers respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states to be &ldquo;non-negotiable,&rdquo; the official said.
Later, however, Trump posted some provocatively doctored images. One showed him planting the US flag next to a sign reading &ldquo;Greenland, US Territory, Est. 2026.&rdquo;
The other showed Trump in the Oval Office next to a map that showed Greenland and Canada covered with the US Stars and Stripes.
In a sign of how tensions have increased in recent days, thousands of Greenlanders marched over the weekend in protest of any effort to take over their island.
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a Facebook post Monday that the tariff threats would not change their stance.
&ldquo;We will not be pressured,&rdquo; he wrote.
In his latest threat of tariffs, Trump indicated that the import taxes would be retaliation for last week's deployment of symbolic numbers of troops from the European countries to Greenland &mdash; though he also suggested that he was using the tariffs as leverage to negotiate with Denmark.
In a different development, the British government on Tuesday defended its decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after US President Donald Trump attacked the plan, which his administration previously supported.
Trump said that relinquishing the remote Indian Ocean archipelago, home to a strategically important American naval and bomber base, was an act of stupidity that shows why he needs to take over Greenland.
The United Kingdom signed a deal in May to give Mauritius sovereignty over the islands, though the UK will lease back the island of Diego Garcia, where the US base is located, for at least 99 years.

European nations unite against US President Donald Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland, warning it could damage NATO, EU-US trade ties and trigger a wider trade war.

Europe hits back at Trump tariff threat over Greenland

European nations unite against US President Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariff threat over Greenland, warning it could damage NATO, EU-US trade ties and trigger a wider trade war.

European leaders on Sunday slammed US President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs over their opposition to his designs on Greenland, warning transatlantic ties were at risk.
European countries including Denmark, of which Greenland is an autonomous territory, said they "stand united" against Trump's vow on Saturday to hit them with tariffs of up to 25 percent unless Greenland is ceded to the United States.
"Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral," Britain, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden warned in a joint statement.
Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Trump's ultimatum threatened the world order "as we know it" and the future of the NATO military alliance.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he had spoken to Trump about "the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic" and hoped to talk again at this week's Davos summit. He did not elaborate on their conversation.
The European Council said it was calling a summit of EU leaders in the coming days, following a meeting of EU ambassadors in Brussels on Sunday.
 - Trade deal threatened -
The bloc clinched a deal with Washington in July for most EU exports to face a 15-percent US levy. It was unclear how Trump's threatened tariffs would work against that deal.
"I don't believe that this agreement is possible in the current situation," German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul told ARD television.
Aides to French President Emmanuel Macron said he would ask the EU to activate a never-before-used "anti-coercion instrument" against Washington if Trump makes good on his additional tariffs.
This measure allows for curbing imports of goods and services into the EU, a market of 27 countries with a combined population of 450 million.
Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to seize Greenland since returning to the White House for a second term.
His rhetoric towards that goal has hardened since he ordered a military operation against Venezuela early this month to capture its leader, Nicolas Maduro.
 - 'Blackmail' -
Trump and his administration have argued that Greenland coming under US rule would serve American "national security".
He and his aides have also argued that Denmark, a fellow NATO member, would be unable to defend Greenland should Russia or China ever seek to invade.
Denmark and several of its European NATO allies responded by recently sending small numbers of military personnel to Greenland for an exercise, to which the US was also invited.
And on Saturday, thousands of people in Greenland and Denmark protested against the US push to control the Arctic island.
"Make America Go Away" read the wording on caps worn by many demonstrators, riffing on Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan.
Trump responded Saturday with his threat to slap goods coming into the US from Britain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Finland with 10-percent tariffs starting February 1.
They would rise to 25 percent from June 1 "until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland", Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Even Italy's far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one of Trump's closest European allies, baulked at the threat.
"I believe that imposing new sanctions today would be a mistake," she told journalists during a trip to Seoul.
"I spoke to Donald Trump a few hours ago and told him what I think," she added.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called it "completely wrong", and said he planned to discuss the situation with Trump "at the earliest opportunity".
Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel denounced Trump's threat as an "inexplicable" form of "blackmail".
 - Trade war fear -
France's Agricultural Minister Annie Genevard warned that tariffs would hurt Washington too.
"In this escalation of tariffs, (Trump) has a lot to lose as well, as do his own farmers and industrialists," she told broadcasters Europe 1 and CNews.
Norway, also targeted by Trump's tariffs threat but like Britain not an EU member, said it was not currently looking at retaliation against US goods.
"I think one needs to stop and think so that a trade war can be averted that would lead to a downward spiral," Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store told NRK television. "Nobody would win."

Russia has expressed serious concern over NATO countries deploying troops to Greenland, amid renewed tensions after US President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in taking control of the Arctic island.

Russia says concerned by NATO deployments in Greenland

Russia has expressed serious concern over NATO countries deploying troops to Greenland, amid renewed tensions after US President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in taking control of the Arctic island.

Russia said it was seriously concerned by the arrival of NATO forces in Greenland, a mineral-rich island in the Arctic that US President Donald Trump has threatened to seize.
France, Sweden, Germany and Norway announced Wednesday that they would deploy military personnel to the island's capital Nuuk as part of a reconnaissance mission.
The announcement came after a meeting between US, Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington failed to deter Trump's ambition of taking the island.
Trump argues Greenland is vital for US security and that if Washington does not take it "China or Russia will".
"The situation unfolding in the high latitudes is of serious concern to us," the Russian embassy in Belgium, where NATO is headquartered, said in a statement published late Wednesday.
NATO is "building up its military presence there under the false pretext of a growing threat from Moscow and Beijing," the embassy added.
Neither the Russian foreign ministry nor the Kremlin, whose statements carry more weight than individual embassies, have commented on the recent deployment.
Both NATO and Russia have bulked up their military presence in the Arctic in recent years, as melting sea ice opens the region up to international shipping and mining activities.
Trump's statements have put unprecedented strain on NATO, an alliance that has been the bedrock of Western security since World War II.
Internal disagreements in the bloc over Greenland were making its ability to reach agreements "increasingly unpredictable," the Russian embassy said.

France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden deploy troops to Greenland as Denmark boosts Arctic security, following disagreements with the US over potential American control of the island.

European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight 'disagreement' over island's future

France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden deploy troops to Greenland as Denmark boosts Arctic security, following disagreements with the US over potential American control of the island.

Troops from several European countries, including France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland to help boost the Arctic island's security after talks between representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the US on Wednesday highlighted &ldquo;fundamental disagreement&rdquo; between the Trump administration and European allies.
&ldquo;The first French military elements are already en route&rdquo; and &ldquo;others will follow,&rdquo; French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday, as French authorities said about 15 French soldiers from the mountain infantry unit were already in Nuuk for a military exercise.
Germany will deploy a reconnaissance team of 13 personnel to Greenland on Thursday, its Defense Ministry said.
Denmark announced it would increase its military presence in Greenland, with NATO allies joining them, just as the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers met with White House representatives on Wednesday in Washington to discuss US President Donald Trump's intentions to take over the island in order to tap its mineral resources and protect the security of the Arctic region amid rising Russian and Chinese interest.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars L&oslash;kke Rasmussen, flanked by his Greenlandic counterpart Vivian Motzfeldt, said Wednesday that a &ldquo;fundamental disagreement&rdquo; over Greenland remains with Trump after they held highly anticipated talks at the White House with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Rasmussen added that it remains &ldquo;clear that the president has this wish of conquering over Greenland.&rdquo;
&ldquo;We really need it,&rdquo; Trump told media in the Oval Office after the meeting. &ldquo;If we don't go in, Russia is going to go in and China is going to go in. And there's not a thing Denmark can do about it, but we can do everything about it."
Trump said he had not yet been briefed about the contents of the White House meeting when he made his remarks.
In Greenland's capital, Nuuk, local residents told The Associated Press they were glad the first meeting between Greenlandic, Danish and American officials had taken place but suggested it left more questions than answers.
Several people said they viewed Denmark's decision to send more troops, and promises of support from other NATO allies, as protection against possible US military action. But European military officials have not suggested the goal is to deter a US move against the island.
Maya Martinsen, 21, agreed and said it was &ldquo;comforting to know that the Nordic countries are sending reinforcements&rdquo; because Greenland is a part of Denmark and NATO.
The dispute, she said, is not about &ldquo;national security&rdquo; but rather about &ldquo;the oils and minerals that we have that are untouched.&rdquo;
&nbsp; More troops, more talks
In Copenhagen, Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen announced a stepped-up military presence in the Arctic &ldquo;in close cooperation with our allies,&rdquo; calling it a necessity in a security environment in which &ldquo;no one can predict what will happen tomorrow.&rdquo;
&ldquo;This means that from today and in the coming time there will be an increased military presence in and around Greenland of aircraft, ships and soldiers, including from other NATO allies,&rdquo; Poulsen said.
Asked whether the European troop movements were coordinated with NATO or what role the US-led military alliance might play in the exercises, NATO referred all questions to the Danish authorities.
However, NATO is looking at how members can collectively bolster the alliance's presence in the Arctic, according to a NATO official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Rasmussen, the Danish foreign minister, announced the creation of a working group with the Americans to discuss ways to work through differences.
&ldquo;The group, in our view, should focus on how to address the American security concerns, while at the same time respecting the red lines of the Kingdom of Denmark,&rdquo; he said.
Speaking to FOX News Channel's Special Report on Wednesday after the White House talks, Rasmussen rejected both a military takeover and the potential purchase of the island by the US.
Asked whether he thinks the US will invade, he replied: &ldquo;No, at least I do not hope so, because, I mean, that would be the end of NATO.&rdquo;
Rasmussen said Greenlanders were unlikely to vote for US rule even if financial incentives were offered &ldquo;because I think there's no way that US will pay for a Scandinavian welfare system in Greenland, honestly speaking.&rdquo;
&ldquo;You haven't introduced a Scandinavian welfare system in your own country,&rdquo; he added.
Trump, in his Oval Office meeting with reporters, said: &ldquo;We'll see how it all works out. I think something will work out."

US President Donald Trump struck a more conciliatory tone on Greenland after senior Danish and Greenlandic officials met top US leaders, though Copenhagen said Washington’s position on controlling the island remains unchanged.

Trump says Greenland will 'work out' after Denmark fails to bridge gap

US President Donald Trump struck a more conciliatory tone on Greenland after senior Danish and Greenlandic officials met top US leaders, though Copenhagen said Washington&rsquo;s position on controlling the island remains unchanged.

US President Donald Trump held open the possibility Wednesday for a resolution on his designs over Greenland after Denmark's top diplomat said he failed to change the administration's mind on wanting to conquer the island.
The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland, an autonomous territory under Copenhagen's sovereignty, met at the White House with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a meeting the visitors had requested to clear up "misunderstandings" after Trump's bellicose language toward the fellow NATO member.
Trump, speaking after the meeting which he did not attend, for the first time sounded conciliatory on Greenland, acknowledging Denmark's interests even if he again said he was not ruling out any options.
"I have a very good relationship with Denmark, and we'll see how it all works out. I think something will work out," Trump said without explaining further.
He again said Denmark was powerless if Russia or China wanted to occupy Greenland, but added: "There's everything we can do."
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, speaking after leaving the White House, said a US takeover of Greenland was "absolutely not necessary."
"We didn't manage to change the American position. It's clear that the president has this wish of conquering over Greenland," Lokke told reporters.
"We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement, but we also agree to disagree."
He said the issue was "very emotional" for the people of Greenland and Denmark, a steadfast US ally whose troops died alongside Americans in Afghanistan and, controversially, Iraq.
"Ideas that would not respect territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are, of course, totally unacceptable," Lokke said.
He nonetheless said the tone was "constructive" and said the sides would form a committee that would meet within weeks to see if there was possible headway.
Referring to the British prime minister who trumpeted his diplomacy with Hitler, Lokke said, "I am not a Chamberlain to say "Peace for our time," but we must seize the opportunities that present themselves."
 - Mocking tone -
While the talks were underway, the White House posted on X: "Which way, Greenland man?"
The post included a drawing of two dogsleds -- one heading towards the White House and a huge US flag, and the other towards Chinese and Russian flags over a lightning-bathed Kremlin and Great Wall of China.
Neither country has claimed Greenland, and Lokke said no Chinese ship had been spotted there in a decade and that there were no major Chinese investments.
Denmark promised ahead of the meeting to ramp up its military presence further in the vast, sparsely populated and strategically located island.
Trump has derided recent Danish efforts to increase security for Greenland as amounting to "two dogsleds." Denmark says it has invested almost $14 billion in Arctic security.
Denmark also announced immediate military exercises that will include aircraft, vessels and soldiers, with Sweden also participating.
In another show of solidarity with Denmark following Trump's threats, Germany and France both said Wednesday they will send troops to Greenland. German's defense ministry said it would send a 13-person team.
 - Signs of relief -
On the quiet streets of the capital Nuuk, red and white Greenlandic flags flew in shop windows, on apartment balconies, and on cars and buses, in a show of national unity during the talks.
Ivaana Egede Larsen, 43, said she felt relief that the meeting appeared to be cordial.
"I am more calm now, and I feel more safe. I had felt very much unsafe lately," she said.
In Copenhagen, Thomas Fallesen, 56, voiced similar sentiments.
"They are now at least talking together instead of talking through the press. I think it's a very positive thing," he said.
Vance, who slammed Denmark as a "bad ally" during an uninvited visit to Greenland last year, is known for a hard edge, which was on display when he publicly berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office last February.
Wednesday's meeting, however, was closed to the press, meaning there was no on-camera confrontation.
Trump has appeared emboldened on Greenland -- which he views as in the US backyard -- since ordering a deadly January 3 attack in Venezuela that removed president Nicolas Maduro.

Denmark’s foreign minister visits the White House to defuse tensions after US President Donald Trump renewed threats to seize Greenland, drawing strong resistance from Denmark and Greenland.

Danish foreign minister heads to White House for high-stakes Greenland talks

Denmark&rsquo;s foreign minister visits the White House to defuse tensions after US President Donald Trump renewed threats to seize Greenland, drawing strong resistance from Denmark and Greenland.

Denmark's top diplomat visits the White House on Wednesday in a high-stakes attempt to lower the temperature on Greenland, which US President Donald Trump has vowed to seize from the longtime ally.
Since returning to office nearly a year ago, Trump has mused about taking over the vast, strategic and sparsely populated Arctic island, and he has sounded emboldened since ordering a deadly January 3 attack in Venezuela that removed its president.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen had sought the talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The meeting will take place at the White House, after Vice President JD Vance requested to join.
On requesting the meeting, Lokke said he was hoping to "clear up certain misunderstandings." But it remains to be seen if the Trump administration also sees a misunderstanding and if it wants to climb down.
Trump, when asked Tuesday about Greenland's leader saying that the island prefers to remain an autonomous territory of Denmark, said: "Well that's their problem."
"Don't know anything about him, but that's going to be a big problem for him," Trump said.
Trump, a real-estate developer, said on Friday that he wanted Greenland "whether they like it or not" and "if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way."
According to Trump, the United States needs Greenland due to the threat of a takeover by Russia or China.
The two rival powers have both stepped up activity in the Arctic, where ice is melting due to climate change, but neither claims Greenland.
With an echo of America's 19th-century self-conception of possessing a "Manifest Destiny" to expand, Trump has spoken of the need for the United States to grow.
Incorporating Greenland, which has 57,000 people, would catapult the United States past China and Canada to be the world's second largest country in land mass after Russia.
 - Is cooperation possible? -
Vance in March paid an uninvited visit to Greenland. He stayed only at Pituffik, the longstanding US base on the island, and did not mingle with local residents.
Vance is known for his hard edge, which was on display when he berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly during a White House meeting in February.
It has not been announced if the Greenland meeting will be open to the press. If not, it would reduce chances of a similar, televised confrontation.
"If the US continues with, 'We have to have Greenland at all cost,' it could be a very short meeting," said Penny Naas, a senior vice president at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, a Washington think tank.
"If there is a slight nuance to it, it could lead to a different conversation," she said.
Greenland's top diplomat Vivian Motzfeldt will join the talks. Her government as well as Denmark have been firm against Trump's designs.
"One thing must be clear to everyone: Greenland does not want to be owned by the United States. Greenland does not want to be governed by the United States. Greenland does not want to be part of the United States," Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said at a press conference ahead of the White House talks.
He was speaking alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who said it had not been easy to stand up to "completely unacceptable pressure from our closest ally."
Denmark has rejected US claims it is not protecting Greenland from Russia and China, recalling that it has invested almost 90 billion kroner ($14 billion) to beef up its military presence in the Arctic.
Denmark is a founding member of NATO and its military joined the United States in the wars in Afghanistan and, controversially, Iraq.
Shortly after the White House talks, a senior delegation from the US Congress -- mostly Democrats, but with one Republican -- will visit Copenhagen to offer solidarity.
"President Trump's continued threats toward Greenland are unnecessary and would only weaken our NATO alliance," said Dick Durbin, the number-two Senate Democrat.

Greenland’s prime minister says the Arctic island would remain with Denmark over the United States, ahead of high-stakes White House talks amid renewed takeover threats by Donald Trump.

'We choose Denmark,' says Greenland ahead of White House talks

Greenland&rsquo;s prime minister says the Arctic island would remain with Denmark over the United States, ahead of high-stakes White House talks amid renewed takeover threats by Donald Trump.

Greenland would choose to remain Danish over a US takeover, its leader said Tuesday, ahead of crunch White House talks on the future of the Arctic island which President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened.
Trump has been talking up the idea of buying or annexing the autonomous territory for years, and further stoked tensions this week by saying the United States would take it "one way or the other".
"We are now facing a geopolitical crisis, and if we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark," Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said at a press conference.
"One thing must be clear to everyone: Greenland does not want to be owned by the United States. Greenland does not want to be governed by the United States. Greenland does not want to be part of the United States."
He was speaking alongside Danish leader Mette Frederiksen, who said it had not been easy to stand up to what she slammed as "completely unacceptable pressure from our closest ally".
"However, there are many indications that the most challenging part is ahead of us," Frederiksen said.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and his Greenlandic counterpart Vivian Motzfeldt are to meet US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday to discuss Greenland's future.
Lokke said they had requested a meeting with Rubio, and Vance had asked to take part and host it at the White House.
Vance made an uninvited visit to the island in March where he criticised Denmark for what he said was a lack of commitment to Greenland and security in the Arctic, and called it a "bad ally".
The comments enraged Copenhagen, which has been an ardent trans-Atlantic supporter and which has sent troops to fight US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
 - 'Misunderstandings' -
For Nuuk and Copenhagen, Wednesday's meeting at the White House is aimed at ironing out "misunderstandings".
These relate to Greenland's defence, Chinese and Russian military presence in the Arctic, and the relationship between Greenland and Copenhagen, which together with the Faroe Islands make up the Kingdom of Denmark.
"To the uninformed American listener, the ongoing (independence) talks between Denmark and Greenland might have been construed as if Greenland's secession from Denmark was imminent," said Greenland specialist Mikaela Engell.
For these listeners, "I can understand that, in this situation, it would be better for the Americans to take hold of that strategic place", the former Danish representative on the island told AFP.
But this "discussion has been going on for years and years and it has never meant that Greenland was on its way out the door", she stressed.
Denmark's foreign minister said the reason Copenhagen and Nuuk had requested Wednesday's meeting was "to move the entire discussion... into a meeting room, where you can look each other in the eye and talk through these issues".
Greenland's location is highly strategic, lying on the shortest route for missiles between Russia and the United States. It is therefore a crucial part of the US anti-missile shield.
Washington has accused Copenhagen of doing little to protect Greenland from what it perceives as a growing Arctic threat from Russia and China, though analysts suggest Beijing is a small player in the region.
Denmark's government has rejected US claims, recalling that it has invested almost 90 billion kroner ($14 billion) to beef up its military presence in the Arctic.
The Danish prime minister on Tuesday called for stronger cooperation with the US and NATO to improve the region's security.
She also called for NATO to defend Greenland, and said that security guarantees would be "the best defence against Chinese or Russian threats in the Arctic".
Diplomats at NATO say some Alliance members have floated the idea of launching a new mission in the region, although no concrete proposals are yet on the table.
Rutte said on Monday that NATO was working on "the next steps" to bolster Arctic security.
Greenland's foreign minister and Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen are to meet NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte on January 19 to discuss the issue.
"We are now moving forward with the whole issue of a more permanent, larger presence in Greenland from the Danish defence forces but also with the participation of other countries," Lund Poulsen told reporters.

US Vice President JD Vance urged Europe to take President Trump seriously on Greenland, citing strategic threats from Russia and China, as diplomatic tensions rise with Denmark.

Take Trump seriously on Greenland, Vance warns Europe

US Vice President JD Vance urged Europe to take President Trump seriously on Greenland, citing strategic threats from Russia and China, as diplomatic tensions rise with Denmark.

US Vice President JD Vance warned Europe on Thursday to take Donald Trump "seriously" on Greenland as the president ramps up threats against the Danish-ruled Arctic territory.
Vance accused fellow NATO member Denmark and the rest of Europe of failing to do enough to protect the strategically-located island from the designs of Russia and China.
European capitals have been scrambling to come up with a coordinated response after the White House said this week that Trump wanted to buy Greenland and refused to rule out military action.
"I guess my advice to European leaders and anybody else would be to take the president of the United States seriously," Vance told a briefing at the White House when asked about Greenland.
Vance urged them to respond in particular to Trump's insistence that the United States needs the island for "missile defense," with Moscow and Beijing increasing military activities nearby and the Arctic ice melting due to climate change.
"So what we're asking our European friends to do is to take the security of that land mass more seriously, because if they're not, the United States is going to have to do something about it," Vance said.
"What that is, I'll leave that to the president as we continue to engage in diplomacy with our European friends and everybody on this particular topic."
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to meet officials from Denmark and Greenland next week.
An emboldened Trump has long talked about acquiring Greenland but has ramped up his threats since the US military operation to topple Venezuela's ruler Nicolas Maduro last week.
 - 'Turning away' -
The threats have infuriated Denmark, a founding NATO member and long-time US ally, and set alarm bells ringing across Europe.
An invasion would pit Washington against fellow NATO member Denmark and threaten to blow up the entire military alliance, which is based on a mutual self-defense clause.
A flurry of diplomacy is underway as Europeans try to head off a crisis while at the same time avoiding the wrath of Trump, who is nearing the end of his first year back in power.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer "set out his position on Greenland" during a call with Trump on Wednesday and then said more could be done to protect the "high Arctic" from Russia in a second call on Thursday, Downing Street said.
Vance was meeting British Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy in Washington for talks that would focus on the Ukraine war, but where Greenland could come up.
European countries have stood in solidarity with Denmark, with key leaders issuing a joint statement with Copenhagen saying it was for Denmark and Greenland alone to decide its fate.
French President Emmanuel Macron even warned on Thursday that the United States was "turning away" from allies in some of his strongest criticism yet of Trump's policies.
Macron said "global governance" was key at a time when "every day people wonder whether Greenland is going to be invaded."
Vance, however, has long been critical of Europe over defense issues, saying in a leaked chat with senior US officials last year that he hated "bailing out" the continent.
The Trump administration's new US national security strategy launched a brutal attack on Europe in December, describing it as facing "civilisational erasure" from migration and calling for "cultivating resistance" among right-wing parties.

Denmark has reaffirmed a Cold War-era military directive allowing soldiers to open fire immediately on any invasion, including in Greenland, amid renewed US interest under President Donald Trump.

Denmark warns US: troops will shoot immediately if Greenland is invaded

Denmark has reaffirmed a Cold War-era military directive allowing soldiers to open fire immediately on any invasion, including in Greenland, amid renewed US interest under President Donald Trump.

Denmark&rsquo;s Defence Ministry has said that Danish soldiers will open fire immediately and without waiting for orders if anyone invades Danish territory, including Greenland, under a military directive that has been in force since 1952.
The rule of engagement instructs troops to attack an invading force without awaiting commands from higher authorities. The ministry told Danish newspaper Berlingske that the directive remains in force.
The order was introduced after Nazi Germany invaded Denmark in April 1940, when communications across the country partially collapsed, and has remained unchanged since then.
According to the Defence Ministry, Denmark&rsquo;s Joint Arctic Command, which oversees military operations in Greenland, would determine whether a situation qualifies as an attack on the autonomous Arctic territory.
The statement comes amid renewed remarks by US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly expressed interest in taking control of Greenland and has said that the use of &ldquo;military force&rdquo; remains an option. Trump has argued that the Arctic island is vital to US national security, citing Russian and Chinese activity in the region.
In an interview with The New York Times, Trump said he wanted full ownership of Greenland rather than a limited agreement. &ldquo;I think that ownership gives you a thing that you can't do with, you're talking about a lease or a treaty. Ownership gives you things and elements that you can't get from just signing a document,&rdquo; he said.
The United States is already a signatory to a 1951 defence treaty that allows it to establish military bases in Greenland with the consent of Denmark and the territory&rsquo;s authorities.
Denmark and Greenland have repeatedly said that the territory is not for sale. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that any military attempt to take Greenland would have serious consequences for NATO. &ldquo;If the United States chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops,&rdquo; she told Danish broadcaster TV2.
US Vice President JD Vance defended Washington&rsquo;s position, saying Denmark had failed to ensure Greenland could &ldquo;function as an anchor for world security.&rdquo; Speaking to Fox News, he said, &ldquo;Europe has failed to contend with the fundamental argument the president, and the entire administration, has made,&rdquo; adding that Greenland was crucial to global security, particularly in missile defence.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the US administration was considering multiple options. &ldquo;President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it's vital to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;The President and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and of course, utilising the US Military is always an option at the Commander in Chief's disposal.&rdquo;
Meanwhile, Denmark and Greenland&rsquo;s envoys to Washington met White House officials on Thursday to urge US lawmakers and senior administration officials to step back from the Greenland plan. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to meet Danish officials next week.

US President Donald Trump is considering an offer to buy Greenland, citing Arctic security concerns, drawing sharp reactions from Denmark, Greenland’s leaders, and European allies.

Trump plots offer to buy Greenland as NATO ally Denmark seethes

US President Donald Trump is considering an offer to buy Greenland, citing Arctic security concerns, drawing sharp reactions from Denmark, Greenland&rsquo;s leaders, and European allies.

US President Donald Trump is considering making an offer to buy Greenland, the White House said Wednesday, despite the island's people and controlling power Denmark making clear the territory is not for sale.
Trump has repeatedly refused to rule out using force to seize the strategic Arctic island, prompting shock and anger from Denmark and other longstanding European allies of the United States.
After a request from Copenhagen to clear up misunderstandings, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would soon hold discussions with Danish representatives.
"I'll be meeting with them next week. We'll have those conversations with them then," Rubio told reporters.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Trump and his national security team have "actively discussed" the option of buying Greenland.
She reiterated that Trump believed it was in the US interest to acquire sparsely populated Greenland, whose size is around that of the largest US state, Alaska.
"He views it in the best interest of the United States to deter Russian and Chinese aggression in the Arctic region. And so that's why his team is currently talking about what a potential purchase would look like," Leavitt told reporters.
Neither Leavitt nor Rubio ruled out the use of force. But Leavitt said, "The president's first option, always, has been diplomacy."
House Speaker Mike Johnson, speaking as Rubio and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth briefed lawmakers, also said that the administration was "looking at diplomatic channels."
"I don't think anybody's talking about using military force in Greenland," Johnson said.
Johnson, however, has acknowledged he had no prior notice when Trump on Saturday ordered a deadly attack on Venezuela, in which US forces removed the president, Nicolas Maduro.
The at least tactical success of the operation has appeared to embolden Trump, who has since mused publicly about US intervention in Greenland, Cuba, Iran, Mexico and Colombia.
 - 'Stay focused on real threats' -
Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican who is retiring, criticized Trump's threats in a joint statement with Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
"When Denmark and Greenland make it clear that Greenland is not for sale, the United States must honor its treaty obligations and respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark," they said in a joint statement.
"We must stay focused on the real threats before us and work with our allies, not against them, to advance our shared security."
Greenland's leaders have insisted that the island, a semi-autonomous territory under Denmark, is not for sale and that only its 57,000 people should decide its future.
Greenland's foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, said the government would join the meeting with Rubio that she hoped would "lead to a normalization of our relations" with the United States.
"Greenland needs the United States and the United States needs Greenland when it comes to security in the Arctic," she told Danish public broadcaster DR.
 - Threat of sanctions -
Taking a different tone, Austrian Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler urged European leaders to draw up a sanctions package as a "deterrent" against a US invasion of Greenland.
The measures could include "harsh sanctions" against US technology companies and punitive tariffs on US agricultural products, said Babler, who heads Austria's left-of-center Social Democrats.
"Given the close ties between American tech companies and the Trump administration, tough sanctions... would be an effective lever," Babler said.
Sanctions within the Western bloc once seemed extraordinary, but the Trump administration has already stunned Europeans with US action against judges and senior EU policymakers.
Denmark is a founding member of NATO and has been a steadfast US ally, including controversially sending troops to support the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that an invasion of Greenland would end "everything" -- NATO and the post-World War II security structure.
Trump, in sharp contrast to previous US presidents, has criticized NATO, seeing it not as an instrument of US power but as smaller countries freeloading off US military spending.
"We will always be there for NATO, even if they won't be there for us," Trump wrote Wednesday on his Truth Social platform.

US President Donald Trump is considering options including military action to take control of Greenland, prompting strong warnings from Denmark and allies who fear such a move could undermine NATO and transatlantic security.

Trump weighs military options to take control of Greenland, raising NATO alarm

US President Donald Trump is considering options including military action to take control of Greenland, prompting strong warnings from Denmark and allies who fear such a move could undermine NATO and transatlantic security.

US President Donald Trump is discussing options including military action to take control of Greenland, the White House said Tuesday, upping tensions that Denmark warns could destroy the NATO alliance.
Trump has stepped up his designs on the mineral-rich, self-governing Danish territory in the arctic since the US military operation to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro last weekend.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that "acquiring Greenland is a national security priority" for Trump to deter US adversaries like Russia and China.
"The president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and of course, utilizing the US military is always an option at the commander in chief's disposal," she said in a statement to AFP.
The Wall Street Journal reported US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that Trump's preferred option is to buy Greenland from Denmark, adding that the threats did not signal an imminent invasion.
Denmark has warned that any move to take Greenland by force would mean that "everything would stop" including NATO and 80 years of close transatlantic security links.
Any US military action against Greenland would effectively collapse NATO, since the alliance's Article Five pledges that member states will defend any of their number that come under attack.
Greenland and Denmark said earlier that they had asked to meet Rubio quickly as tensions rose over the issue.
"It has so far not been possible," Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt wrote on social media, adding that they had been pushing for a meeting throughout 2025.
Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said meeting Rubio should "clear up certain misunderstandings."
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen earlier insisted that the island was not for sale, and that only its 57,000 people should decide its future.
 - 'Not acceptable' -
Allies have rallied around Denmark and Greenland -- while trying not to antagonize Trump at the same time.
The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain joined Denmark in a statement on Tuesday saying that they would defend the "universal principles" of "sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders."
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer both sought to play down the row as they attended Ukraine peace talks in Paris alongside Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner.
"I cannot imagine a scenario in which the United States of America would be placed in a position to violate Danish sovereignty," Macron said.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose country Trump earlier this year said should become the 51st state, also weighed in.
"The future of Greenland and Denmark are decided solely by the people of Denmark and Greenland," Carney told reporters in Paris.
The United States already has a military base in Greenland, the Pituffik space base, with around 150 personnel stationed there.
Greenland residents have also rejected Trump's threats.
"This is not something we appreciate," Christian Keldsen, director of the Greenland Business Assocation, told AFP in the capital Nuuk. "It is not acceptable in the civilized world."
Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told CNN on Monday that "nobody's going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland!"
Copenhagen has however invested heavily in security, allocating some 90 billion kroner ($14 billion) in the last year.
Trump has been floating the idea of annexing Greenland since his first term.
"It's like a broken record," Marc Jacobsen, a specialist in security, politics and diplomacy in the Arctic at the Royal Danish Defence College, told AFP.

US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim that Greenland is vital for national security, despite Denmark calling US remarks and social media posts “disrespectful.”

Trump pushes for annexing Greenland citing national security, Danish PM calls remarks 'disrespectful'

US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim that Greenland is vital for national security, despite Denmark calling US remarks and social media posts &ldquo;disrespectful.&rdquo;

US President Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on his claim that Greenland should become part of the United States, despite calls by Denmark's prime minister to stop "threatening" the territory.
Washington's military intervention in Venezuela has reignited fears for Greenland, which Trump has repeatedly said he wants to annex, given its strategic location in the Arctic.
While aboard Air Force One en route to Washington, Trump reiterated the goal.
"We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it," he said in response to a reporter's question.
"We'll worry about Greenland in about two months... let's talk about Greenland in 20 days."
Over the weekend, the Danish prime minister called on Washington to stop "threatening its historical ally".
"I have to say this very clearly to the United States: it is absolutely absurd to say that the United States should take control of Greenland," Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement.
She also noted that Denmark, "and thus Greenland", was a NATO member protected by the agreement's security guarantees.
 -'Disrespectful' -
Trump rattled European leaders by attacking Caracas and grabbing Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, who is now being detained in New York.
Trump has said the United States will now "run" Venezuela indefinitely and tap its huge oil reserves.
Asked in a telephone interview with The Atlantic about the implications of the Venezuela military operation for mineral-rich Greenland, Trump said it was up to others to decide.
"They are going to have to view it themselves. I really don't know," Trump was quoted as saying.
He added: "But we do need Greenland, absolutely. We need it for defence."
Hours later, former aide Katie Miller, the wife of Trump's most influential adviser, drew ire by posting an image of Greenland in the colours of the US flag, captioning it "SOON".
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen called Miller's post "disrespectful".
"Relations between nations and peoples are built on mutual respect and international law -- not on symbolic gestures that disregard our status and our rights," he wrote on X.
But he also said "there is neither reason for panic nor for concern. Our country is not for sale, and our future is not decided by social media posts".
 - Allies? -
Stephen Miller is widely seen as the architect of much of Trump's policies, guiding the president on his hardline immigration policies and domestic agenda.
Denmark's ambassador to the United States, Jesper Moeller Soerensen, offered a pointed "friendly reminder" in response to Katie Miller's post that his country has "significantly boosted its Arctic security efforts" and worked together with Washington on that.
"We are close allies and should continue to work together as such," Soerensen wrote.
Katie Miller was deputy press secretary under Trump at the Department of Homeland Security during his first term.
She later worked as communications director for then-vice president Mike Pence and also acted as his press secretary.

Following backlash over Trump's Greenland purchase proposal, the U.S. has altered its visit plans. VP JD Vance will now focus on Pituffik Base, avoiding protests in Nuuk, underscoring diplomatic sensitivities in Arctic relations.

U.S. Adjusts Greenland Visit Amid Controversy

Amid backlash over Trump's proposal to buy Greenland, the U.S. has revised its visit strategy. VP JD Vance will limit activities to Pituffik Base, avoiding areas like Nuuk in response to protests, showcasing intricate diplomatic ties in the Arctic.

U.S. reconfigures Greenland approach amid backlash

The U.S. has amended its Greenland visit plans following backlash over a purchase proposal. VP JD Vance will now focus only on Pituffik Base, avoiding Nuuk and Sisimiut due to protests, highlighting the delicate nature of Arctic diplomacy.

Following intense backlash over a proposal from former President Donald Trump to purchase Greenland, the United States has recalibrated its diplomatic approach toward the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
Initially intended to mark cooperation, the visit led by Second Lady Usha Vance has now been significantly altered amid Greenlandic discontent and international scrutiny.
The proposed acquisition of Greenland had been met with staunch resistance from the island's residents, who emphatically rejected the notion of becoming part of the United States.
The proposal sparked unprecedented protests across Greenland, with further demonstrations anticipated to coincide with Usha Vance's visit.
In light of these developments, the White House has announced a strategic alteration: Vice President JD Vance will now lead the delegation, but the visit will be confined to the U.S. Space and Military Base at Pituffik in northern Greenland. Originally, the itinerary included visits to Greenland&rsquo;s capital, Nuuk, and the renowned dog-sled race in Sisimiut, with Usha Vance accompanied by U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Walts and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
Greenlandic officials criticized the original plan as inflammatory, with acting head of government Mute Egede deeming Usha Vance's visit a "provocation." Once considered close allies, the relationship between Greenland and the U.S. appears strained, as evidenced by Egede&rsquo;s remarks lamenting the loss of trust.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also condemned the visit as undue pressure from Washington. Hours later, the White House confirmed its revised agenda&mdash;a move welcomed by Denmark.
"I think it's very positive that the Americans cancelled their visit to Greenlandic society," commented Danish Foreign Minister Lars L&oslash;kke Rasmussen. Despite relief from some quarters, criticism persists. Many argue the U.S. altered its plans to avoid the spectacle of protests that would greet representatives in Nuuk or Sisimiut. Karsten H&oslash;nge, a Danish Parliament member, suggested that fears of banners and chants of "Yankees go home" likely influenced Washington's decision.
While the U.S. delegation's stay will remain from Thursday, March 27 to Saturday, March 29, 2025, the change in plans underscores the complexity of international relations in the Arctic and the need for diplomatic sensitivity.

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