It was the collective sigh of aid heard ‘around the world. President Donald Trump pledged in remarks to the World Financial Discussion board in Davos yesterday that he wouldn’t take Greenland by power, climbing down from weeks of belligerent threats towards the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
Then, following a gathering with NATO Secretary Basic Mark Rutte, Trump introduced a “framework of a future deal” on Greenland that meant he would now not impose tariffs towards eight European nations that had supported Greenland’s sovereignty, which had been scheduled to enter impact Feb. 1. Whereas the main points have but to be negotiated, the blueprint reportedly entails the stationing of U.S. missiles and a beefed up NATO presence in Greenland, in addition to mining rights to mineral deposits that may exclude China.
In typical style, Trump framed the deal as a serious coup. “We’re getting every thing we would like for gratis,” he instructed Fox Enterprise. However in actuality, it’s a main deviation from Trump’s earlier insistence on “full and whole” U.S. management over Greenland.
