Greenland, Donald Trump and European Union
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Donald Trump has questioned whether Nato would come to the “rescue” of the US but played down the fallout from a rift with Europe over his plans to take control of Greenland. The US President also said “you’ll find out” when asked how far he was willing to go to acquire the island, which is a semi-autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark.
European Parliament Member Anders Vistisen confronts President Donald Trump's Greenland interest with profanity-laced rebuke, drawing official reprimand from parliament leadership.
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland are casting a united front after Trump threatens tariffs.
Trump has long said he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who recently won the prize for her fight for democracy, gave her prize medal to Trump. But the Norwegian Nobel Committee said the award can’t be revoked, shared or transferred.
Trump will head to Davos, Switzerland, amid rising tensions with NATO allies over his Greenland acquisition plans and threatened tariffs on European nations.
The United States and NATO will come to an agreement on the future of Greenland that will satisfy both sides, U.S. President Donald Trump told a press conference on Tuesday.
The heads of state of all 27 European Union nations will meet for an "extraordinary meeting" later this week, European council president Antonio Costa said on Sunday.
President Trump offered a cryptic "you'll see" response on Greenland takeover plans, dismissing NATO concerns as he prepares to head to Davos amid tariff threats.
President Trump's pursuit of Greenland threatens to reignite a trade war with Europe and upend the NATO alliance.
The showdown between the U.S. and its NATO allies over the fate of Greenland looks set to be a dominant topic of conversation at this week's World Economic Forum.
As his standoff with America's closest allies escalates, President Trump says not getting the Nobel Peace Prize means he's no longer obligated "to think purely of Peace."
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