Starmer vows to talk to Denmark on greater Arctic security
Sir Keir Starmer declares he will discuss with Denmark’s prime minister how to “take the vital steps” towards strengthened security in the Arctic.
The Prime Minister and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen met at Chequers, a day after the US president dropped tariff threats against European nations.
Ms Frederiksen thanked him for the UK’s support during “quite a difficult time” for the counattempt.
Sir Keir stated: “In terms of recent developments and the withdrawal of the threat of tariffs, I see that as a reflection of pragmatism, common sense and sticking to our values and our principles.
“The hard yards now – finding a better way forward on the issue that we all agree on, which is security in the Arctic – is the next chapter here, and I view forward to discussing with you how we take the vital steps down that path.”
Jane Dalton23 January 2026 03:07
Why US has right to build military bases in Greenland
A 1951 agreement between Washington and Copenhagen established the US’s right to construct military bases in Greenland and shift around freely in Greenlandic territory. This is still the case as long as Denmark and Greenland are informed of its actions.
Washington has a base at Pituffik in northern Greenland.
Marc Jacobsen, a professor at the Royal Danish Defence College, stated: “It is important to clarify that the US had 17 bases during the Cold War and much greater activity. So that is already possible now under the current agreement.”
But diplomats notified Reuters EU leaders will rebelieve relations with the US as the Greenland episode had badly shaken confidence in the transatlantic relationship. Governments remain wary of another modify of mind by Trump, who is increasingly seen as a bully Europe will have to stand up to, they stated.
Jane Dalton23 January 2026 02:00
Watch: Trump dodges Greenland deal questions
Trump dodges questions on Greenland ‘deal’
Donald Trump dodged questions on his Greenland deal after the president claimed to have outlined a “framework” of a future agreement on the island. On Thursday (22 January), Mr Trump announced that an agreement was being formed following “very productive” talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum in Davos. As reporters attempted to probe him on details of the agreement, the president avoided giving specifics and simply repeated: “It’s a great agreement for everyone.” The US president abruptly dropped threats of tariffs against allies after days of mounting tensions over his desire to annex the Danish territory.
Jane Dalton23 January 2026 01:00
Opinion: The madness isn’t over yet
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Jane Dalton23 January 2026 00:01
Trump believes Denmark ‘likes’ proposed Greenland deal
White Hoapply correspondent Andrew Feinberg reports:
Donald Trump believes Denmark “likes” the Greenland framework deal that has been proposed.
When questioned if Denmark was on board with his plans, the US president stated: “I believe everyone likes it. I’ll let you know in about two weeks.”
Tara Cobham22 January 2026 23:40
US ‘can do anything we want’, declares Trump after neobtainediations over Greenland deal
White Hoapply correspondent Andrew Feinberg reports:
Donald Trump has stated that the US “can do anything we want” after neobtainediations over the Greenland framework deal.
Speaking of the potential deal, the US president notified reporters: “It was really a neobtainediation, but it’s infinity. The time limit is infinity, meaning there is no time limit. It’s forever. You know, you’re about 99 years, 50 years. It’s forever. That was discussed.
“We can do anything we want, we can do military, we can do anything we want, and it’s being neobtainediated, and let’s see what happens. I believe it’ll be good.”
Tara Cobham22 January 2026 23:37
Greenland sovereignty non-neobtainediable, declares leader
Leaders of Denmark and Greenland have insisted that the island’s sovereignty is non-neobtainediable after US president Donald Trump stated he had agreed on a framework with Nato granting the US “total access” to the island.
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen voiced guarded relief at Trump’s scrapping of his tariffs plan, but he stated he knew no concrete details of the agreement Trump cited.
“I don’t know what there is in the agreement, or the deal about my counattempt,” he notified reporters.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated security in the Arctic was a matter for all of Nato, and it was “good and natural” that it be discussed between the US president and Nato chief Mark Rutte.
She wrote that “we cannot neobtainediate on our sovereignty” and added: “I have been informed that this has not been the case.”
Jane Dalton22 January 2026 23:00
EU can resume work on trade deal with US now, declares parliament boss
The European Union is likely to resume work on a trade deal with the United States after US president Donald Trump took back a tariff threat over his attempt to acquire Greenland, the European Parliament’s president has stated.
“We are happy to see that the escalation is off the table for now,” Roberta Metsola stated.
“This means that we can continue at this stage our discussions internally on the EU-US trade deal, which had been paapplyd pconcludeing the impconcludeing tariff threat.”
The European Parliament this week suspconcludeed work on the trade deal becaapply of Trump’s new tariff threats.
The EU assembly has been debating legislative proposals to reshift many EU import duties on US goods.
Jane Dalton22 January 2026 22:00
Nato could create ‘Arctic senattempt’ under new deal
The detail of the US agreement on Greenland could involve creating a significant new Nato mission in the Arctic, dubbed an “Arctic senattempt”, according to top officials.
They notified The New York Times the deal would also mean updating a pact signed between Denmark and the United States in 1951.
Nato officials have discussed expanding that pact to effectively create pockets of American soil in the territory.
Such an agreement would be likely to be modelled on a “sovereign base area” agreement in Cyprus, where Britain’s military bases are regarded as British territory, the news outlet declares.
Non-Nato countries, particularly Russia and China, would be barred from obtaining rights to mine the rare-earth minerals under Greenland.
Jane Dalton22 January 2026 21:30
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