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Trump backs off Greenland tariffs: "Developed framework for agreement"

Donald Trump is backing off the tariff threat linked to Greenland after he had a "productive" meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the president writes on Truth Social.

He writes that together with Rutte he has developed a "framework for a future settlement concerning Greenland and by extension the entire Arctic region".

"This solution, if it is pursued, will be very beneficial for the United States of America and all NATO members", he continues.

In an interview with CNBC after the announcement, Trump says that "everyone is happy" with the framework. He does not mention any more details than that it involves Greenland's minerals and the air defense system he calls "Golden Dome".

– The agreement is valid forever, he adds.

NATO chief Mark Rutte also does not provide any details. Instead, he praises Trump.

– You have made Europe and Canada step forward. Europe has not paid as much as the US within NATO, and we need money to defend ourselves, he says, among other things.

The tariffs, which were planned to come into effect on February 1, were to be directed at countries that Trump considered to be opposing his ambitions in Greenland. Sweden was one of the countries affected.

Greenland crisis  Voices about the threat
Denmark: The day ends better than it began

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen welcomes the fact that Donald Trump has today both backed down from his threat to take over Greenland by military means and to introduce punitive tariffs linked to Greenland, reports Reuters.

– The day ends better than it began, he says and continues:

– If what is happening today means that we can return to more normal channels than Truth Social, then that is good.

He adds that it is still clear that Denmark cannot meet Trump's wishes regarding Greenland.

The tone is also positive from the Swedish side after Trump announced that he, together with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, has developed a framework agreement for a draft on the future of Greenland.

"The demand for moved borders has received deservedly harsh criticism. That is also why we have repeated that we will not let ourselves be blackmailed. It seems that our work together with allies has had an effect," writes Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) on X.