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Marina Dunbar (now); Matty Edwards, Kirsty McEwen, Tom Ambrose and Fran Singh (earlier)

Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland risks ‘dangerous downward spiral’, warn Nato members – as it happened

People gather in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland.
People gather in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Nato secretary general Mark Rutte says he has spoken to Donald Trump about Greenland

Nato secretary general Mark Rutte said Sunday he spoke with US president Donald Trump “regarding the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic” after the American leader’s tariff threats against Nato allies.

“We will continue working on this, and I look forward to seeing him in Davos later this week,” Rutte said on X, without sharing details of the conversation.

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Nato alliance at risk from Donald Trump's tariff threat on allies backing Denmark, says Danish foreign minister

The Nato alliance is at risk from US president Donald Trump’s tariff threat on Nato allies backing Denmark against his goal to seize control of Greenland, Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said today.

The global geopolitical order “as we know it” and Nato’s “future” were at stake, he said during a visit to Norway, one of the countries also targeted by Trump’s threat.

“I have no doubt there is strong European support” for Denmark in the row, he said during a news conference, adding that Europe is stronger “when we collectively show muscle.”

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