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Trump has long pushed for the mineral-rich island, which is largely autonomous but part of Denmark and therefore belongs to the NATO military alliance, to join the U.S., calling it a strategic necessity and refusing to rule out using force or economic coercion. “We need Greenland from a national security situation,” he told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday. “We will deal with Greenland in about two months. Let’s talk about Greenland in 20 days,” he added, without giving more information about what would happen then. Trump’s latest remarks came after the U.S. launched strikes on Venezuela and arrested its leader, Nicolás Maduro. The dramatic raid has raised fears in Europe that Washington could feel emboldened to annex Greenland next, with leaders from the Nordic nations to the…
Denmark’s prime minister warned on Monday that any move by the United States to take Greenland by force would destroy 80 years of transatlantic security links, after President Donald Trump repeated his desire to annex the mineral-rich Arctic territory. Washington’s military intervention in Venezuela has reignited fears about Trump’s designs on the autonomous Danish territory, which has untapped rare earth deposits and could be a vital player as polar ice melts, opening up new shipping routes. “We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security and Denmark is not going to be able to do it,” the US leader said…
Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Trump in Florida, with the Ukrainian leader pitching a 20-point peace plan that would see the U.S. provide security guarantees to Kyiv and the country’s eastern Donbas region turned into a free economic zone. On Tuesday, around 27 leaders, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte as well as the alliance’s top military officer, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, will gather in the French capital in the so-called Coalition of the Willing format. Paris and London, co-leading the Coalition of the Willing, want to discuss and find common ground on five points, according to the Elysée official:…
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Published on 05/01/2026 – 17:33 GMT+1 It’s another crucial week for the contentious Mercosur deal. European Union agriculture ministers will meet on Wednesday for key political talks that could lead to a vote on the agreement on Friday. An EU diplomat told Euronews that the meeting, which is being organised by the European Commission, will be attended by EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen, and Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare Olivér Várhelyi. Together, they are expected to give “clarifications” on the continued support for farmers’ income in the next budget of the Common Agricultural Policy. The…
“Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela,” Davey argued. “Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe. Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.” Even Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK and a personal friend of Trump’s, took a stronger line, stating that the U.S. president had indeed violated international law with his Venezuela takeover, but that “it may be a good thing.” Starmer may not be overly concerned by criticism of his wider silence on Trump.…
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. There has never been a rules-based international order. What is new is admitting it. The American arrest of Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro (and his wife), accompanied by the use of military force, has understandably prompted many in Europe to lament what they see as a breach of the rules-based international order. The purpose of the following reflections is to place this assumption in perspective. If we confine ourselves to the permanent members of the UN Security Council,…
Published on 05/01/2026 – 16:24 GMT+1 Switzerland moved to freeze any assets held by deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and close associates “with immediate effect”. “The Federal Council wants to ensure that any illicitly acquired assets cannot be transferred out of Switzerland in the current situation,” the government said in a press release. This is the first fresh asset-freeze announcement since Saturday’s capture of Maduro, though Bern has not said whether any assets actually exist or in what amount. Switzerland has had sanctions in force against Venezuela since 2018, and the US, Canada and EU imposed sanctions and an embargo…
Donald Trump has been warned against tapping into Venezuela’s oilreserves after seizing President Nicolás Maduro and threatening more military strikes. After claiming de facto control over the country, the US states it will be “very strongly involved” in the country’s oil industry, which Trump described as a “total bust”. Speaking to reporters yesterday (Sunday, 4 January), the POTUS confirmed that he will send large US oil companies to spend “billions of dollars” to fix oil infrastructure and start “making money for the country”. Trump vowed to unleash a second wave of attacks if the US “needs to” but adds that…
Pushed explicitly on Frederiksen’s warning that the U.S. has no right to take over the territory, Starmer said: “I stand with her, and she’s right about the future of Greenland.” The PM also responded “yes” to the BBC when asked if he would join the Danes in saying “hands off Greenland.” Trump has long advocated for the mineral-rich territory to become part of the United States, and on Sunday told reporters on Air Force One: “We need Greenland from a national security situation.” Starmer has walked a tricky diplomatic tightrope in maintaining good relations with Trump. The center-left British prime minister is…