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US President Donald Trump has claimed the “framework of a future deal” on Greenland has been reached, and dropped his latest tariff threat over his mooted takeover of the island.
“This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations,” he wrote on Truth Social.
He also announced that due to this understanding, he would not impose the threatened tariffs previously announced for European allies from February 1.
“Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region,” he said in his post.
”Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st.”
While details of the “framework” were scant, Trump said other talks were being had regarding his planned “Golden Dome” missile defence system as it pertained to Greenland.
“Further information will be made available as discussions progress,” Trump wrote.
“Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and various others, as needed, will be responsible for the negotiations – They will report directly to me.”
“That’s probably the biggest statement I made, because people thought I would use force,” Trump said overnight.
“I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force. All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland.”
Trump has claimed that US possession of Greenland is necessary for national and global security, and that Denmark is unable to effectively defend the semi-autonomous island.
The US currently operates one military base on Greenland, but under a decades-old agreement with Denmark, has broad latitude to operate military in the territory.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen have repeatedly pushed back against Trump’s threats, saying the future of Greenland does not lie with the US.
Other European nations also recently took a stronger stance against the idea, led by French President Emmanuel Macron – which prompted Trump to threaten the aforementioned tariffs.
The Danish and Greenland leaders do not yet appear to have responded to Trump’s latest announcement.
His Truth Social post did not mention them.
