‘No going back’ on Greenland

US President Donald Trump said yesterday there was “no going back” on his goal to control Greenland, refusing to rule out taking the Arctic island by force and rounding on allies as European leaders struggled to respond.

Trump’s ambition - spelled out in social media posts and mock-up AI images - to wrest sovereignty over Greenland from fellow Nato member Denmark has threatened to blow apart the alliance that has underpinned Western security for decades.

It has also threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe that rattled markets and companies for months last year, though Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pushed back against what he called “hysteria” over Greenland. 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen yesterday vowed an “unflinching” response to Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland. Europe “must respond” to any trade war, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told her parliament.