Trump crossing a red line by threatening NATO ally over Greenland: Analyst

0 January 18, 2026 22:56

Greenland is at the centre of tensions between the United States and its European allies, in what is widely seen as one of the most serious crises in transatlantic relations in decades. European Union leaders are reportedly discussing plans to deploy US$107 billion worth of countermeasures, after US President Donald Trump vowed to impose up to 25 per cent tariffs on European goods. This is unless the US is allowed to acquire the Danish autonomous territory. Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at American think-tank Council on Foreign Relations, tells CNA’s Asia First that relations between the US and Europe are at “a break point of sorts”.

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