Trump says Denmark failed to fend off ‘Russian threat’ from Greenland and says ‘time has come’

The Greenland crisis: Europe holds emergency meeting on Donald Trump’s tariffs The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated this Monday (19) that Denmark had failed to “remove the Russian threat from Greenland” and said that “now is the time”. 📱Download the g1 app to see news in real time and for free “NATO has been telling Denmark for 20 years that ‘you need to remove the Russian threat from Greenland’. Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it. Now the time has come, and it will be done!”, he said. The American president has been threatening to annex the territory to the United States since taking office for his second term a year ago. According to the Republican, the land is “vital” for the Golden Dome, an anti-missile shield that he wants to build to protect the country. The US already has a military base on the island, but has drastically reduced its presence on the territory. Faced with recent threats from Trump, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Norway, the Netherlands and Sweden sent military troops to Greenland last Thursday (15). Trump announced this Saturday (17) that he will apply a 10% tariff to eight European countries, starting February 1, 2026, if they oppose US plans. “From February 1, 2026, all countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Finland) will be subject to a 10% tariff on all goods sent to the United States of America. On June 1, 2026, the tariff will be increased to 25%”, informed the president on Truth Social. He further stated that the tariff will be due and required until an agreement is reached for the complete and total purchase of Greenland. READ MORE Spanish Prime Minister says US invasion of Greenland ‘would make Putin the happiest man in the world’ NATO chief, who called Trump ‘daddy’, remains silent about Greenland Trump during an interview this Friday (16) Nathan Howard/Reuters

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