Donald Trump, Musk and Greenland
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Davos, Greenland and Donald Trump
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President Donald Trump’s Wednesday speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland was filled with inaccurate claims – notably including false and misleading statements about NATO and Greenland, the self-governing Danish territory he is pushing for the US to acquire.
Trump said "Iceland" when he appeared to mean "Greenland" four times in his speech. Leavitt later denied he mixed the names up.
Trump's seeking "immediate negotiations" to discuss the Danish territory.
The Ukrainian leader says the document now needs to be signed by "presidents", without giving details of its content. Ukrainian, Russian and US officials will meet tomorrow.
President Donald Trump appeared to back off his maximalist demand at Davos that the U.S. take ownership of Greenland, moving instead toward a deal.
Greenland has the eighth-largest rare earth reserves in the world at 1.5 million metric tons, according to 2024 data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
By Steve Holland, Stine Jacobsen and Janis Laizans DAVOS, Switzerland/COPENHAGEN/NUUK, Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt climbdown on using tariffs as a weapon to seize Greenland brought relief on Thursday,