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opening: 'That's their problem'
Jakub
Krupa
The US
president, Donald Trump, has sparked fresh concerns about the future of
Greenland after he dismissed the territory’s prime minister’s defiant rejection
of the US, saying “I don’t know anything about him, but this is going to be a
big problem for him.”
Greenland
residents and political leaders have publicly rejected suggestions by US
president Donald Trump that the Arctic island could become part of the United
States.
Asked
about Jens-Frederik Nielsen’s statement saying Greenland would choose Denmark
over the US, Trump said:
“I
disagree with him. I don’t know who he is. I don’t know anything about him.
But, that’s going to be a big problem for him.”
His
comments come hours before key talks in Washington between the Danish and
Greenlandic foreign ministers and the US vice-president, JD Vance, and the US
state secretary, Marco Rubio.
The
growing tensions between the two historical allies also have very tangible
effect on their relations, including on tourism.
According
to the lastest data from travel industry group Rejs, the number of trips booked
by Danish citizens to the US has dropped by half in 2025.
“We have
never seen this before. It is completely extraordinary. We have never seen such
a big drop in a major destination,” director Niels Amstrup said, quoted by DR.
I will
bring you our coverage on the US meeting and European reactions to Greenland,
as well as the latest updates on Ukraine and other key European issues.
It’s
Wednesday, 14 January 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
Good
morning.
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