A respite… or so it seems. Donald Trump has announced a principle of agreement with NATO to sit the “framework” of a future pact regarding Greenland “and the entire Arctic region.” This has been pointed out by the president of the United States, who has announced in parallel the withdrawal of tariffs scheduled for February 1.
His joy contrasts with the immediate ‘no’ launched by Denmark. A few words from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, “it’s not going to happenthe United States is not going to take over Greenland. “It’s a red line.”
Trump spoke this Wednesday with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, very close to him, after his appearance at the Davos World Forum. This agreement comes preceded by a slight cable pickup of the magnate, who has rejected the idea of intervening by military force to take over the island of Danish sovereignty… .
Shortly after speaking in Davos, he announced news on the Truth Social network, where he dropped that if the “solution” is realized that both he and the president of the Atlantic alliance manage for Greenland will be “very beneficial for the US and all NATO countries“.
As a ‘gesture’, he has communicated that “based on this understanding” will not apply the to a special mission to Greenland and that he had planned to apply for February 1.
Much to negotiate
The principle of agreement on , of which he has not given more detail until the talks are more advanced, includes additional conversations “about the Golden Dome in relation to Greenland”.
This is, in the North American case it is a network of surveillance and detection from space against possible long-distance air attacks; that is, with missiles.
Key figures in his circle will be in charge of them, such as the vice president, JD Vance, the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, or his special envoy, businessman Steve Witkoff, among other names “as necessary.”
If it’s not the “bad” way, let it be by using the checkbook
‘Returning’ to Davos, Trump has not missed the opportunity to insist on the “need” to take the island. Discarded – for now, a key nuance when speaking about it – the route of “military force”, has placed The US as “the only country in the world” that can guarantee the security of Greenlandgiven the alleged interest of China and Russia, which both deny.
In his message, Trump added that he hoped the World Forum would serve as a diplomatic catapult to negotiate “immediately” the purchase of an island that Denmark does not even consider putting up for sale.
Nor have the Greenlandic political community or society shown the slightest interest in being annexed by the US, which has led to Notorious verbal confrontations between Trump and his team with the Executive local. Despite the disagreements, the three parties – the US, Greenland and Denmark – agreed to the creation of a high-level working group that today seem totally opposed.
