Trump drops tariff threat, says he won’t take Greenland by force
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US president says ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland and wider Arctic region reached with NATO chief Mark Rutte.
United States President Donald Trump has dropped his threat to impose tariffs on European countries opposed to his bid to take control of Greenland and ruled out the use of force to seize the territory, a stunning about-face in a dispute that has brought transatlantic relations to their lowest ebb in decades.
Trump said on Wednesday that he would not go ahead with his planned tariffs after he and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte agreed on a “framework” for a future deal involving Greenland and the Arctic region.
“This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social after meeting Rutte on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Trump said discussions were also under way about his plans for the “Golden Dome”, a proposed missile defence shield, and the territory.
Trump’s post did not provide details about the framework.
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