Overview
- Trump announced a 10% tariff on imports from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland starting Feb. 1, rising to 25% on June 1 unless a sale of Greenland is agreed.
- Denmark and Greenland reject any transfer of the territory, with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen calling a sale impossible and contrary to international rules.
- France, Sweden, Germany, Norway, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland deployed personnel to Danish-led Arctic training and reconnaissance in Greenland, reinforcing support for Danish sovereignty.
- European leaders including Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Ulf Kristersson and Alexander Stubb condemned the tariff threat and pledged a united response to uphold sovereignty.
- Thousands marched in Nuuk and across the Danish realm against any sale, while legal analysts questioned whether the White House can unilaterally impose the announced tariffs under U.S. law.