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UK’s Starmer calls for stronger ‘hard power’ and European defence ties

He also hints at further alignment with European Union’s single market

Few details have filtered out about the diplomatic compromise that apparently satisfied Mr Trump enough for him to withdraw his initial Greenland tariff threat.

Three key provisions in Trump’s Greenland deal with Nato. Will they be enough?

EU leaders appear to have agreed they will now proceed to ratify their existing trade deal with the US

As global tensions rise, Greenland has become a geopolitical pressure gauge, revealing how the old international legal order is beginning to fray.
THE BROAD VIEW

Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race

The old Thule Airbase on the island is a strategic gateway to orbit and a means to exert political and military power from above

US President Donald Trump says the US will be “involved” in Greenland’s mineral rights.

Trump backs off Greenland tariffs, citing ‘framework’ deal

The decision marks a reversal for a president who repeatedly sought to coerce Europe over Greenland

(From left) Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan 21, 2026.

Issue of whether Greenland stays with Denmark did not come up with Trump: Nato chief

[WASHINGTON] Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday the issue of whether Greenland will remain with Denmark did not come up in his talks with Donald Trump, as the US president stepped bac...

A Downing Street spokesperson said British PM Starmer held phone calls with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte.

UK PM Starmer tells Trump tariffs on allies over Greenland are ‘wrong’

BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to US President Donald Trump on Sunday after talking to the leaders of Denmark, the EU and Nato, to say he believed “applying tariffs on allies for pursuing t...

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen  said there was a “fundamental disagreement” with the US after President Donald Trump again insisted that the US “needs” Greenland.

Fitch warns of eastern European downgrades if Greenland strife cracks Nato

Tensions over Greenland were however, unlikely to affect Denmark’s triple-A rating

The European Union’s Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius warns that a US military takeover of Greenland would be the end of Nato.

Greenland says it should be defended by Nato, rejects Trump takeover bid

The government says all Nato member states, including the US, have a common interest in the defence of island

Greenland's strategic location between Europe and North America makes it a critical site for the US ballistic missile defence system.

European leaders back Denmark in face of renewed US interest in Greenland

The leader says Arctic security must be achieved collectively with Nato allies, including the US