Zelenskyy signals diplomatic push to win over Trump

Kyiv wants to secure the U.S. administration on its side before any peace talks with Russia.

Greenland could hold referendum on independence from Denmark โ€“ Europe live

Greenlandic parliament calls for snap election for 11 March as ruling party, Siumut, proposes accelerating independence processGerman chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that US president Donald Trump was wrong to impose sanctions on the internationa…

Ukraine’s options: How to maintain US support in the age of Trump?

Does what goes for Greenland and Gaza also go for Ukraine? With the third anniversary of Russia’s all-out invasion approaching and Kyiv on the back foot,ย allies are scrambling to figure out the “art of the deal” power plays of a US president they thou…

Denmark gets ready to defend Greenland from Trump โ€ฆ with warm socks

Danish military forks out millions for toasty footwear.

Trump aides knew he wanted to take over Gaza but had no plan

They cast his idea to own and rebuild the strip as a negotiating ploy Wednesday, while walking back key details.

The US is โ€˜no longer the America we used to know,โ€™ warns Germanyโ€™s Merz

“The way they’re pardoning people who have been sentenced to years in prison, that will have consequences for America,” Merz cautioned.

EU leaders deflect Trump on Greenland and on tariffs

EU leaders are looking for a way to keep Trump from invading the Danish territory.

Greenland plans to ban foreign political funding over Trump-led election fears

Bill to rule out interference from abroad expected to pass this week as country prepares for polls before 6 AprilGreenland plans to ban foreign political donations over fears about potential interference in its forthcoming elections after attracting Do…

Keir Starmer says he does not accept UK has to choose between US and EU โ€“ as it happened

Prime minister says both US and Europe are important to UK as he holds press conference with Nato secretary general Mark RutteKeir Starmerโ€™s dinner with EU leaders tonight will take place at the Palais dโ€™Egmont, a 16th-century palace where Ted Heath si…

โ€˜It will not happenโ€™: Trumpโ€™s Greenland grab hits new Danish resistance

“We have no interest in selling Greenland to the U.S.,” Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lรธkke Rasmussen says.

Nearly half of Danes see US as threat and 78% oppose Greenland sale, poll shows

Exclusive: More Danish people regard US as a threat than see North Korea or Iran as danger Almost half of Danish people now consider the US to be a considerable threat to their country and the overwhelming majority oppose Greenland leaving to become pa…

Europe should have grown up a long time ago โ€” now with Trump thereโ€™s no choice

Europeโ€™s leaders had plenty of warnings about what the U.S. presidentโ€™s second term might mean, but amid much eye-rolling, hand-wringing and wishful thinking, they failed to agree on a plan.

โ€˜This is not a jokeโ€™: Rubio says Trump is serious about buying Greenland

The secretary of State said purchasing the Danish territory is important to the countryโ€™s national interests in the Arctic.

โ€˜The world order could start to evolve from the Arcticโ€™: Trump, thin ice and the fight for Greenlandโ€™s Northwest Passage

While the US president seems hellbent on securing Greenland, local experts advise that achieving control of its potentially lucrative shipping route will be no mean featIf shipping boss Niels Clemensen were to offer any advice to Donald Trump or anyone…

Greenland is testing Europe’s willingness to stand up to Trump. It’s failing | Nathalie Tocci

There are rational explanations for the continentโ€™s muted response to US threats โ€“ but thatโ€™s not how you deal with this presidentDonald Trumpโ€™s antics over the past week have put paid to the refrain, often heard in Europe, that the president should be…

Chasing the Don: How EU politicians are jockeying for position with Trump

From Nigel Farage to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, EU politicians are competing for the privilege of being Europe’s Trump whisperer.

EU, seeking to woo Trump, offers to team up with US on China

The EU, the U.S. and Japan already teamed up in Trumpโ€™s first term to counter the competitive threat posed by China.

Greenland should rejoin the EU for โ€˜protection,โ€™ Danish MEP says

โ€œClearly the situation has changed dramatically since โ€™85,โ€ when Greenland left the EU, senior lawmaker says.

Danish PM โ€˜happyโ€™ after poll shows Greenland doesnโ€™t want to be American

U.S. President Donald Trump is obsessed with taking over the massive Arctic island. But locals aren’t convinced.

New opinion poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want to join US

Despite Donald Trump claiming the islandโ€™s population โ€˜want to be with usโ€™, Greenlanders overwhelmingly rejected the ideaA new opinion poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want their island to become a part of the United States, after Donald Trump cal…

85 percent of Greenlanders donโ€™t want Trump takeover, new poll says

Survey lands as Danish prime minister tours Europe to try shore up support for keeping the Arctic island out of American clutches.

Europeโ€™s leaders plot to stop Trump from taking Greenlandย 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warns Trump not to take territory by force as EU leaders prepare to discuss Greenland tensions at a Feb. 3 summit.ย 

Danish PM marshals European support against Trump’s threats to Greenland

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen received pledges of support on Tuesday from European leaders in the face of US President Donald Trump’s threats to Greenland on a whirlwind tour that included talks withย German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French Pre…

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen seeks European support over Trump’s Greenland bid

Frederiksen, who met on Tuesday with European leaders including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, said she had received ‘a great deal of support’ from Europe following Donald Trump’s …

France floated sending troops to Greenland, foreign minister says

The comments came as Denmark’s prime minister travels to Berlin, Paris and Brussels to shore up support from allies.

Olaf Scholz says borders โ€˜must not be moved by forceโ€™ after Trump Greenland comments

German chancellor speaks alongside Mette Frederiksen as Danish leader calls for greater cooperation in EuropeThe German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has said that โ€œborders must not be moved by forceโ€ after a meeting with Denmarkโ€™s leader, Mette Frederiksen…

Serbiaโ€™s PM resigns after student protests linked to government corruption โ€“ Europe live

Miloลก Vuฤeviฤ‡ steps down following wave of demonstrations sparked by the deaths of 15 people who were killed when a railway station roof collapsedSpeaking at a press conference in Belgrade, Vuฤeviฤ‡ defended his governmentโ€™s record, but admitted that Se…

How Vladimir Putin killed the EUโ€™s frugal coalition

The need to counter Russia is shifting the attitudes of rich northern countries on budget discipline.

Denmark launches $2 billion Arctic security plan, seeks EU unity on Greenland

Denmark on Monday announced a $2 billion security plan for the Arctic ahead of a visit by the country’s prime minister to Berlin, Paris and Brussels to shore up “European unity” on Greenland. The announcement came after US President Donald Trump said …

Republican senator jabs Trump on Greenland: Itโ€™s an ally, not an asset

Lisa Murkowski, a frequent thorn in the U.S. president’s side, says the Arctic island is โ€œopen for business, but not for sale.โ€

Europe is cautiously optimistic about Trumpโ€™s Ukraine comments

The new president is eager to strike a deal on Ukraine. Greenland and tariffs are causing more heartburn.

Auschwitz survivor warns of โ€˜huge rise in antisemitismโ€™ in speech marking 80 years since death campโ€™s liberation โ€“ as it happened

In moving speech, Marian Turski warns that current conditions are similar to those which led to the Holocaustโ€˜I waved at my mother and she waved back. That was the last time we saw herโ€™: three Auschwitz survivors tell their storiesUS president Donald T…

Putting EU troops in Greenland makes sense, blocโ€™s top military official says

It “would send a strong signal and could contribute to stability in the region,” Robert Brieger, head of the EU’s highest military body, tells Welt am Sonntag.

Donald Trump says residents of Greenland want to be part of US

President tells reporters he believes US will take control of island, after โ€˜horrendousโ€™ call with Denmark PMDonald Trump has said he believes the US will take control of Greenland, after details emerged of a โ€œhorrendousโ€ call in which he made economic…

Brussels holds its breath for Trumpโ€™s first move

This time around, Europe isnโ€™t panicking about what America First will mean โ€” in part because it has prepared.ย 

Greenlandโ€™s PM looks to meet with Trump

“If they [the U.S.] want to talk about Greenland, they have to talk to Greenland,” the island’s leader said.

โ€˜We donโ€™t want to be Americans,โ€™ says Greenland prime minister โ€“ as it happened

Mรบte B. Egede says โ€˜we are Greenlandersโ€™ and says โ€˜we donโ€™t want to be Danish eitherโ€™ at press conferenceIn the last few minutes, von der Leyen has been speaking about what will be the EUโ€™s position on Ukraine given potential changes in the US policy u…

Trump: US needs Greenland to combat Russia and China

“We need it for international security. And Iโ€™m sure that Denmark will come along โ€” itโ€™s costing them a lot of money to maintain it, to keep it,โ€ says new U.S. president.

Ukraine risks being โ€˜Trumpโ€™s Vietnam,โ€™ says Steve Bannon

Trump’s former chief strategist fears his old boss won’t make a clean break and stop military aid to Kyiv.

Greenland: diplomatic crisis intensifies between Denmark and future Trump administration

In a telephone conversation with the Danish prime minister on January 15, the US president-elect apparently reiterated his threats of a trade war against the Nordic country, causing turmoil in the kingdom.

โ€˜If You Compromise With Totalitarian Systems, You Will Pay a High Priceโ€™

In a new book, Axel Springer CEO Mathias Dรถpfner urges the U.S. and Europe to join together in a โ€œFreedom Trade Allianceโ€ against China, Russia and other autocracies.

The Davos Man is back

… and heโ€™s running America.

Trumpโ€™s got a radioactive time bomb under Greenlandโ€™s ice

The U.S. would inherit an environmental time bomb of its own making if it lays claim to the massive Arctic island.

Greenlandโ€™s PM stands firm on independence: โ€˜We want to be Greenlandersโ€™

His remarks risk frustrating President-elect Donald Trump.

Germanyโ€™s Baerbock hammers own government for faltering on Ukraine aid

“Germany as a whole isnโ€™t currently seen as a driving force for peace policy in Europe, and honestly that pains me,” Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told POLITICO.

โ€˜Homeless people given free lunchโ€™ to attend Donald Trump Jr event in Greenland

People in Maga hats at lunch with Trump Jr last week did not know him and were invited in off the street, hotel boss saysA group of Greenlanders who attended a lunch hosted by Donald Trump Jr wearing Make America Great Again caps were not dedicated sup…

Trump keeps tariffs on table in call with Denmark on Greenland

The European Commission said they have the tools to deal with “unfair economic coercion against a single member state”.
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Why Trumpโ€™s Greenland grab could be a disaster for the planet

The frosty island sits atop giant oil and gas reserves that climate campaigners say must never see the light of day.

Ukraine war briefing: US House speaker dumps key Ukraine backer Mike Turner

Mike Johnson removes his fellow Republican as chair of powerful intelligence committee; Poland says Europe must take care of itself. What we know on day 1,058Mike Johnson, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, on Wednesday removed his fellow …

Denmark tells Trump Greenland should decide on its own independence

The Danish PM and incoming U.S. president had a 45-minute phone call on Wednesday.

Europe must take responsibility for its own security, says Polish minister

โ€˜Very difficult timeโ€™ anticipated as Poland takes over EU presidency against backdrop of geopolitical uncertaintyEurope must โ€œtake responsibilityโ€ for its own security, Poland has told its fellow EU member states, as Warsaw takes over the rotating pres…

In the new Trumpian era, liberal democracies must hold their noses โ€“ and engage with difficult partners | Timothy Garton Ash

New polling says much of the world will welcome Trump. Europe will need to be more transactional abroad โ€“ but less so at homeEuropean jitters about Trump 2.0 not shared by much of world, poll findsWhen returning US president Donald Trump eyes up Greenl…

Europeโ€™s anxiety about Trump isnโ€™t widely shared across the globe

The very things that makes the president-elect’s return so scary for many Europeans are what make him attractive to the rest of the world.

Trump interest in Greenland is โ€˜wake-up call to Copenhagenโ€™, says minister

Greenlandic minister says Denmark has failed to act over demands for action on minerals and alleged state abusesA Greenlandic government minister has said she views Donald Trumpโ€™s interest in the territory as positive, saying it has acted as a โ€œwake-up…

Democrats seek to sink Pete Hegsethโ€™s Pentagon nomination

The treatment of Trumpโ€™s Pentagon pick will likely determine how other nominees fare.

Rethink welfare to finance military splurge, NATO boss tells European Parliament

If spending doesn’t rise, then MEPs should “get out your Russian language courses or go to New Zealand.”

As Trump enters the fray, the danger is that a nationalist Europe will fragment, not stick together | Nathalie Tocci

Rightwing leaders such as Meloni and Orbรกn set themselves up as Trump whisperers โ€“ but they only want to preserve their own interests A far-right wind is blowing across the Atlantic. While the rise of the populist right in Europe predated Donald Trumpโ€™…

Why Trumpโ€™s Greenland gambit hurts the Westโ€™s case on Ukraine

One country will particularly be watching Trumpโ€™s territorial claims very closely: Russia.
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How Elon Musk has meddled in European affairs

From bashing Keir Starmer to promoting the AfD, the X owner is not shy about interveningA limited โ€“ at best โ€“ understanding of the continent of Europe and its component countries has not prevented the worldโ€™s richest man from intervening in the domesti…