Trump's Greenland ambitions: EU chief calls tariff threat "a mistake", vows "unflinching" response
US President Donald Trump is not backing down on Greenland and has agreed to a meeting with "various parties" on the Arctic island at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. Tensions are building between Europe and Washington over the Danish territory. Mr Trump has warned of tariffs on European countries, if no agreement on Greenland is reached. In response, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has called the tariff threat "a mistake" and said Europe's response will be unflinching. Kate Fisher reports from Washington DC.
US President Donald Trump is not backing down on Greenland and has agreed to a meeting with "various parties" on the Arctic island at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. Tensions are building between Europe and Washington over the Danish territory. Mr Trump has warned of tariffs on European countries, if no agreement on Greenland is reached. In response, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has called the tariff threat "a mistake" and said Europe's response will be unflinching. Kate Fisher reports from Washington DC.