Something is going to happen
European allies are punch-drunk
‘Something’s going to happen,’ Trump says as Greenland threats rattle NATO allies
President Trump sent mixed signals on his threats to take over Greenland ahead of meetings with European allies in Davos this week. After inflammatory messages were posted online, Trump seemed to signal a deal could be reached. It comes as European leaders are pushing back against the president’s new tariff threats. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Robin Niblett.
Amna Nawaz
Robin Niblett, Chatham House: …But with most of the U.S. Cabinet descending and some of them already participating in dinners this evening, and, I mean, this remarkable buildup to this Davos was, as you noted in your lead-in here, the tweets and the comments about European leaders, people are literally just punch-drunk at the moment. I think they're punch-drunk. But to your second part of your question, there is a sort of we have got our backs to the wall and we're not going any further type of feeling to the European leaders that I saw speaking today and that you reported on as well…
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Trump heads for Davos maelstrom over Greenland
The US president has ramped up pressure on his bid to seize Greenland, but European leaders have also closed ranks and promised an “unflinching” response.
CNA
DAVOS, Switzerland: United States President Donald Trump descends on Davos for a showdown with European leaders on Wednesday (Jan 21) as his bid to seize Greenland threatens to tear the transatlantic alliance apart. ¶Trump brutally mocked the Europeans a day before heading to the World Economic Forum, where he will be the star of a dark, self-made drama over the fate of the autonomous Danish territory. ¶But leaders in the Swiss ski resort have closed ranks against Trump's aggressive America First stance, with French President Emmanuel Macron vowing to stand up against "bullies" and the EU promising an "unflinching" response.