Groenland : Trump fait volte-face et annonce un "futur accord" avec l'Otan
After weeks of threats, stock market turmoil and diplomatic tensions, Donald Trump revised his position on Greenland on Wednesday, announcing in Davos "the framework for a future agreement" with NATO, which led him to lift his tariff threats.
Yet another U-turn by the American president. Donald Trump on Wednesday, January 21, reversed some of his most serious threats regarding Greenland, declaring that he had found the basis for a future agreement with NATO for the Arctic island and decided, as things stand, not to impose additional tariffs against European countries from February 1.
"We have laid the groundwork for a future agreement regarding Greenland and, in reality, the entire Arctic region," the US president wrote on his social network Truth Social after speaking with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
"Based on this agreement, I will not impose the customs duties that were due to come into effect on February 1st," he added, reversing his decision to impose customs surcharges of 25% against eight European countries, including France and Denmark, for their opposition to his plan to take control of the autonomous Danish territory.
An extraordinary summit of the European Union to discuss the response to these threats will be held as planned on Thursday, a spokesman for the European Council said in Brussels following Donald Trump's announcement.
Vance, Rubio and Witkoff are in charge of the talks.
US Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff will be tasked with leading the talks on Greenland, Donald Trump said, adding that further information would be provided as the discussions progressed.
"It's a little bit complex," the White House occupant later said in an interview on the American television network CNBC. The agreement, which will last "forever," will be explained later, he added.
Earlier in the day, during a speech at the World Economic Forum, Donald Trump reaffirmed his desire to take control of Greenland, as he has repeated since returning to power a year ago, but said he did not want to use force.
"People thought I would use force, but I don't need to," he said, as Washington warned earlier this month that all options were being considered regarding Greenland, including military intervention.
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