{"id":296599,"date":"2026-01-21T23:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T23:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/296599\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T23:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T23:13:09","slug":"trump-drops-tariff-threat-over-greenland-after-very-productive-meeting-with-nato-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/296599\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump drops tariff threat over Greenland after \u2018very productive meeting\u2019 with Nato \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

US<\/a> \u200bpresident Donald Trump<\/a> has dropped his threat to impose tariffs<\/a> on several European countries for their stance \u200con Greenland<\/a>, saying he \u2060had reached a \u200ddeal with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato<\/a>) on the island\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased upon this \u2060understanding, I will \u2060not be imposing \u2060the tariffs that were scheduled to \u200dgo into effect on February 1st,\u201d Mr Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform after a meeting \u200cwith Nato secretary general \u200cMark Rutte at the World Economic Forum<\/a> (WEF) in Davos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mr Trump had earlier told delegates at the forum that he would not use force to acquire the Arctic island but said he was seeking \u201cimmediate negotiations\u201d.<\/p>\n

Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin<\/a> on Wednesday night welcomed the fact that a framework had been developed, saying \u201ccollectively we need to de-escalate this situation, we need to dial down and engage in those areas that matter\u201d.<\/p>\n

After days of escalating tensions that have strained transatlantic ties and roiled markets, Mr Trump took the possibility of military action off the table while claiming the US would be \u201cunstoppable\u201d in an armed conflict with Europe over the island.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople thought I would use force. I don\u2019t have to use force. I don\u2019t want to use force. I won\u2019t use force,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday night, he appeared to also remove his threat to impose fresh tariffs on Denmark<\/a> and seven other European countries if they refused to agree a deal.<\/p>\n

Donald Trump, speaking in Davos, has said that the US needs Greenland for international protection, but he will not use force to get it. Video: Reuters <\/p>\n

He said he will not be imposing tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st.<\/p>\n

In a post on Truth Social he said, based upon a \u201cvery productive meeting\u201d with Mr Rutte, they \u201chave formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all Nato nations,\u201d his post said.<\/p>\n

Despite confusing Greenland with Iceland on several occasions, and incorrectly claiming the US gave the territory back to Denmark after the second World War, Mr Trump, in his speech at Davos, insisted that only the US could protect \u201cthis giant piece of ice\u201d and that the island was vital to Washington\u2019s security interests.<\/p>\n

[\u00a0Trump\u2019s Davos speech reflects how emboldened he has become and how ineffectual Europe isOpens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n

He said Europeans had a choice over Greenland.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can say yes and we will be very appreciative, or you can say no and we will remember.\u201d<\/p>\n

He claimed Greenland was part of North America and that an acquisition by the US should not be viewed as a threat to Nato.<\/p>\n

In a wide-ranging speech to the forum in Davos, which lasted more than an hour, Mr Trump said Europe was \u201cnot heading in the right way\u201d due to \u201cever-increasing government spending, unchecked mass migration and endless foreign imports\u201d.<\/p>\n

Simmering tensions over Mr Trump\u2019s stated intention to annex Greenland have triggered the biggest crisis in Europe-US relations since the second World War.<\/p>\n

The tone of European leaders has hardened markedly in recent days on the back of Mr Trump\u2019s threats and amid accusations that their attempts to placate the US president had backfired. <\/p>\n

\"\"Old order \u2018not coming back\u2019 as Trump overshadows World Economic Forum<\/p>\n

The European Union\u2019s 27 leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday evening to discuss the sudden backtrack by the US president. <\/p>\n

The emergency European Council summit had been convened to game out how to talk Mr Trump down from his demands and debate possible EU retaliation. <\/p>\n

Discussions between the European Commission and national capitals beforehand indicated a clear desire from most governments to avoid an economically damaging trade war between Brussels and Washington. <\/p>\n

The EU summit is still expected to sound out the levels of political support for various steps of possible retaliation, in the event the Trump administration resumes its threats of tariffs in pursuit of Greenland.<\/p>\n

French president Emmanuel Macron was expected to advocate for the EU to take a tougher stance in its relations with the White House than it has to date. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"US \u200bpresident Donald Trump has dropped his threat to impose tariffs on several European countries for their stance…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[9,10,140613,356,6586,13,14,17768,6,11,12,15,16,5,4897,7,8,1411,65,78553,66,67],"class_list":{"0":"post-296599","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-breakingnews","10":"tag-davos","11":"tag-donald-trump","12":"tag-emmanuel-macron","13":"tag-featured-news","14":"tag-featurednews","15":"tag-greenland","16":"tag-headlines","17":"tag-latest-news","18":"tag-latestnews","19":"tag-main-news","20":"tag-mainnews","21":"tag-news","22":"tag-north-atlantic-treaty-organisation-nato","23":"tag-top-stories","24":"tag-topstories","25":"tag-us-tariffs","26":"tag-world","27":"tag-world-economic-forum","28":"tag-world-news","29":"tag-worldnews"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115935628661429148","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}