Highlights: After meeting US Prez, Zelensky draws Putin-Maduro parallel, flags Europe inaction on Ukraine

Trump Greenland news live updates: Apart from promoting his ‘Board of Peace’, the US President will also meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Davos today.

The two leaders will meet after the "Board of Peace" meeting as difficult negotiations for a ceasefire in the Ukraine war continue.

Trump Greenland news live updates: French finance minister Roland Lescure on Thursday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw his threat to impose tariffs on several countries over their position on Greenland.

“This is a first positive sign that is moving in the right direction,” Lescure told RTL radio. “That’s basically what we were looking for. The magic word for the last 48 hours has been de-escalation. Right now, we’re de-escalating.”

He added that he would remain “vigilant”.

Trump Greenland news live updates: Denmark on Thursday called for “constructive” talks on Greenland that respect the territorial integrity of the EU and NATO member.

“We can negotiate all political aspects: security, investment, the economy. But we cannot negotiate our sovereignty. I have been informed that this has not been the case,” Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement.

The remarks came after US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was dropping tariffs on Europe and ruling out the use of military action to take Greenland from Denmark.

Trump Greenland news live updates: US President Donald Trump is aiming to formally set up the Gaza Board of Peace this week on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.

Speaking to reporters in Davos, Trump described it as the most prestigious board ever brought together and hit out at the United Nations, saying the peace body would achieve more than the UN. He also said peace in the Middle East was achieved by “taking out” the Iranian nuclear threat.

Trump Greenland news live updates: Pakistan is joining US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace", a body composed largely of invited heads of state and originally meant to oversee Gaza's rebuilding.

Pakistan's foreign ministry released a statement confirming that it accepted the invitation extended by Trump to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to join the ‘Board of Peace’. More details here.

Trump Greenland news live updates: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Russia’s Vladimir Putin had agreed to join his “Board of Peace”, even though the Kremlin said it is still reviewing the invitation.

“He was invited, he’s accepted. Many people have accepted,” Trump told reporters in Davos, Switzerland, referring to his still loosely defined group of world leaders.

Trump Greenland news live updates: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she would not immediately sign Trump’s “Board of Peace” charter, saying the move could create legal risks.

“Some elements are incompatible with our constitution and this prevents us from signing tomorrow,” she told Italian state television late Wednesday. “My position is still one of openness.”

Trump Greenland news live updates: Trump argues that the US needs Greenland for national security and to counter threats from Russia and China in the Arctic region, despite America already having a large military base there.

Greenland’s position above the Arctic Circle makes the world’s largest island central to security planning.

As global tensions rise, climate change advances and the world economy shifts, Trump wants to make sure the US keeps control over the mineral-rich island that overlooks the Arctic and the North Atlantic routes leading to North America.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday said he appreciated the cooling down of tempers between the US and Europe over Greenland and Arctic Region's security.

"Pleased with this progress to increase Arctic security through joint NATO action. With our NATO allies, including the Nordic Baltic 8, Canada will fully participate in the defence of the region and further securing the alliance's northern and western flanks," Carney said in a post on X.

NATO secretary Mark Rutte did not propose any compromise on sovereignty during his talks on Greenland with US President Donald Trump, Reuters reported, citing NATO spokesperson Allison Hart.

“The Secretary General did not propose any compromise to sovereignty during his meeting with the President in Davos,” Hart said.

Trump Greenland news live updates: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused Donald Trump of trying to pressure the UK on security matters amid the rift between the US and the EU over Greenland.

He told members of parliament on Wednesday that Trump’s remarks about plans to transfer sovereignty of a joint Indian Ocean base were meant “for the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain” to accept the US push on Greenland.

“He wants me to yield on my position, and I’m not going to do so,” Starmer said.

Trump Greenland news live updates: US President Donald Trump is set to formally announce the first charter of his so-called “Board of Peace” at the Davos summit today.

The board, which Trump will launch with what has been billed as a signing ceremony in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza.
It is "an international organization that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict", reads its preamble, AFP reported.

Trump Greenland news live updates: Trump intensified his threats of acquiring Greenland over the past few weeks, saying it is important for US national security as competition among major powers grows in the Arctic.

The suggestion to use tariffs came from commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and other cabinet members, Reuters reported citing White House sources.

Trump Greenland news live updates: Trump’s remarks on Greenland dominated his visit to Davos on Wednesday. Coming after a year in office that saw major institutions and allies fall in line, Trump criticised European leaders on their own ground over issues such as wind power, the environment, immigration and global politics.

He presented himself as a guardian of Western values. “We want strong allies, not seriously weakened ones,” Trump said. “I love Europe and I want to see Europe go good, but it’s not heading in the right direction.”

Trump Greenland news live updates: Aaja Chenmitz, one of two Greenlandic lawmakers in the Danish parliament, asked why Nato should have any say over the island’s mineral resources.

“NATO in no case has the right to negotiate on anything without us, Greenland. Nothing about us without us,” she posted.

Trump Greenland news live updates: Oil prices rose slightly on Thursday after US President Donald Trump eased tensions with Europe over his demand for Greenland. Supply disruptions at two major fields in Kazakhstan, along with a stronger demand outlook for 2026, also supported prices.

Brent crude gained nine cents, or 0.14 percent, to $65.33 a barrel by 0320 GMT. West Texas Intermediate for March climbed 13 cents, or 0.21 percent, to $60.75 a barrel, Reuters reported.

Trump Greenland news live updates: US President Donald Trump is set to present his new “Board of Peace” and hold talks with Ukraine’s leader in Davos on Thursday, a day after stepping back from his threats over Greenland.

On his second day at the Swiss ski resort, Trump plans to promote the “Board of Peace”, the disputed body that aims to settle global conflicts, through a signing ceremony for the group’s charter.

Trump Greenland news live updates: In remarks on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump ruled out using military force after weeks of refusing to do so and said in a social media post that he would no longer impose the tariffs he had threatened to bring into effect on February 1.

After saying on Wednesday that tariffs were off the table, Trump said he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had “formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic region” during talks in Davos.

Trump Greenland news live updates: Trump's pushback from the option of using force to acquire Greenland followed weeks of policy turmoil, as senior aides worked to balance the president’s demands while trying to ease the panic caused among US allies, Reuters reported citing two sources.

White House officials had favoured a less confrontational approach, the report said, with several senior members of the president’s team uneasy about the idea of using military force to take the Danish territory.

Trump Greenland news live updates: Spain on Wednesday called on the EU to move towards forming a joint army for the bloc as a deterrence measure amid Greenland dispute, foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares told Reuters ahead of a series of meetings in Davos.

He said the region should first work on bringing together its concrete resources to better integrate its defence industry, and then build a coalition of countries willing to take part.

Trump Greenland news live updates: Canadian PM Mark Carney said on Tuesday that the international rules-based order was effectively finished and argued the world has moved into an era “where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as coercion.”

He did not mention Trump by name, but pointed to methods often linked to the US president. These included “tariffs as leverage, financial infrastructure as coercion, supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited.”

Trump Greenland news live updates: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ruled out using force to take Greenland for the first time while addressing world leaders in Davos.

During a speech that lasted more than an hour in the Swiss ski resort, Trump appeared to step back from earlier suggestions that the US could use military action to gain control of the mineral-rich Arctic territory.

“We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be, frankly, unstoppable — but I won't do that,” Trump said.

“I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force. All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland.”

Trump Greenland news live updates: Denmark’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump had sent positive signals by saying he would not use military force to take Greenland.

“Trump said that he will pause the trade war, he says ‘I will not attack Greenland’, these are positive messages,” Lars Lokke Rasmussen told Danish public broadcaster DR. He added that Trump “also had a good conversation with the NATO general secretary".

Trump Greenland news live updates: Greenland’s government released a new brochure on Wednesday that gives guidance to residents in case of a “crisis” in the territory, which US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants to take from ally Denmark.

The advice includes storing food and water, as well as hunting weapons and ammunition.

The document is “an insurance policy”, Self-Sufficiency Minister Peter Borg said at a press conference in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. “We don't expect to have to use it,” Borg said.

Trump Greenland news live updates: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a framework deal on Greenland meets his goals and will remain in place permanently, without directly addressing whether it fulfils his demand for US ownership.

“It’s a deal that people jumped at, really fantastic for the USA, gets everything we wanted, including especially real national security and international security,” Trump told reporters as he attended the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos.