Denmark fails to eliminate 'Russian threat' to Greenland, Trump claims

January 19, 2026

TL;DR

Donald Trump claims Denmark has failed to eliminate the alleged Russian threat to Greenland.
Trump announced that the US would impose 10% tariffs on the UK, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Finland, France, and Sweden.
These tariffs would be raised to 25% and would be in place until a deal for the complete purchase of Greenland is reached.
Greenland is a self-ruling territory of Denmark.
The US and Denmark signed the Greenland Defense Treaty in 1951, under which the US committed to defending the island from aggression.

Continue reading
the original article