World Leaders Convene in Davos as Greenland Tensions Escalate |
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at how Europe is responding to escalating tensions over Greenland, the growing mandate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” and the approval of a new Chinese embassy in London.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that there is “no going back” on his threats to take over Greenland. The comment follows a flurry of drama over the weekend, starting with Trump’s announcement that a group of seven NATO countries that have expressed solidarity with Denmark, as well as Denmark itself, would be subject to a 10 percent tariff starting on Feb. 1, with an increase to 25 percent if a deal for a U.S. purchase of Greenland is not reached by June 1.
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at how Europe is responding to escalating tensions over Greenland, the growing mandate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” and the approval of a new Chinese embassy in London.
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that there is “no going back” on his threats to take over Greenland. The comment follows a flurry of drama over the weekend, starting with Trump’s announcement that a group of seven NATO countries that have expressed solidarity with Denmark, as well as Denmark itself, would be subject to a 10 percent tariff starting on Feb. 1, with an increase to 25 percent if a deal for a U.S. purchase of Greenland is not reached by June 1.
The European Union convened an emergency meeting on Sunday, producing a joint statement from the targeted countries—Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland—asserting their continued solidarity and commitment to the principles of “sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Following outrage from Europe, Trump then turned to a rather........