Trump announces Greenland 'framework', backing off force and tariffs
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Davos, Switzerland: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had reached a framework of a deal that satisfies him on Greenland, as he backed down b...
Davos, Switzerland: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had reached a framework of a deal that satisfies him on Greenland, as he backed down both on threats to seize the island by force from Denmark and on imposing tariffs against European allies.
Trump made the startling turnaround after talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who told AFP afterward that the meeting was "very good" but that "there's still a lot of work to be done".
Trump, attending the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos, said the framework was for a long-term deal, but he was conspicuously silent on whether it would mean US control over the Arctic island, which he has repeatedly demanded.
"We have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region", Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
Trump said he would therefore scrap tariffs of up to 25 percent that he had vowed days ago to slap starting February 1 on Denmark as well as close European allies that have sent troops to Greenland in solidarity, including Britain, France and Germany.
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