Key events
Donald Trump has said he had a “very good” telephone call with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte concerning Greenland.
The US president also said he had agreed to a meeting of various parties in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum (WEF), while not specifying who the parties were.
“As I expressed to everyone, very plainly, Greenland is imperative for National and World Security,” he said in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday. “There can be no going back – On that, everyone agrees!”
Trump had earlier told reporters the US would talk about acquiring Greenland at this week’s WEF because Denmark could not protect the territory.
Opening summary
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In the build-up to Donald Trump’s expected appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, the US president has reiterated his threats to take Greenland, suggesting Europe wouldn’t “push back too much”.
He also threatened 200% tariffs on French wine and champagne to get Emmanuel Macron to join his Gaza “board of peace”.
Trump is expected to meet global business leaders in Davos on Wednesday, Reuters has reported, as his presence looms large over the annual gathering of the global elite in the Swiss resort.
Business leaders – including CEOs in financial services, crypto and consulting – were invited to a reception after Trump’s special address to the forum, the news agency said, citing sources.
In key developments:
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Trump said of European leaders over his attempt to buy Greenland: “I don’t think they’re gonna push back too much. We have to have it. They have to have this done.”
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Trump, who is expected to arrive in Davos on Wednesday, has posted an image on his Truth Social platform of what it says is a “note from President Emmanuel Macon” in which it appears Macron says: “I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland.” Macron also says “let us try to build great things” and that he can set up a G7 meeting in Paris on Thursday, also proposing a dinner together that day.
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China is being represented in Davos by vice-premier He Lifeng, who is due to deliver an address on Tuesday.
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Tuesday’s program at the World Economic Forum also includes addresses from Macron, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney.
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