What we know about Trump's Greenland 'framework' dealListen to this articleAfter talks with Nato chief Mark Rutte in Davos, US President Donald Trump withdrew his tariff threat. (Photo: AFP)BRUSSELS — United States President Donald Trump has announced a framework for a permanent deal over Greenland, backing off his threat to seize the territory from Denmark -- but offered no details. The U-turn came after weeks of belligerent rhetoric and a vow to slap tariffs on eight European countries starting Feb 1 unless the autonomous territory was ceded to the United States. A source familiar with the talks told Agence France-Presse (AFP) the United States and Denmark will renegotiate a 1951 defence pact on Greenland. The United States currently has one base on Greenland -- the Pituffik Space Base on the northwest of the island that constitutes a crucial link in the US missile defence system.

Source: Bangkok Post January 22, 2026 13:36 UTC