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USA and Canada send fighter jets to Greenland

Trump does not rule out deploying troops to Greenland. The Supreme Court could decide on its tariffs on Tuesday. All developments in the news blog.

Economist Martin Werding has called on the European Union to respond harshly to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats in connection with Greenland. Werding told the “Rheinische Post” that all countermeasures should be back on the table,
which were prepared in the discussions about the tariffs threatened by Trump last year. Trump makes it clear that
For him, Greenland is not about security interests, but about territorial claims. In doing so, he violates the sovereignty of partner countries and endangers the functionality and thus the continued existence of NATO. The economist explained that the customs issue was only a sideshow. This is precisely why the EU must not give in to this dispute.

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI accepts an invitation from US President Donald Trump to be a founding member of the US-led Peace Council for the
to join the Gaza Strip. This was announced by the Foreign Ministry in Rabat. Morocco welcomes the second phase of Trump’s comprehensive peace plan and the official creation of the National Committee for the Administration of the Gaza Strip as an interim body, the statement added.

The US-Canada-led North American Air Defense Command (Norad) says it is sending aircraft to Greenland as part of long-planned activities. This has been coordinated with Denmark and the government of Greenland has also been informed, Norad announced on the X platform.

Announcements like this would not be particularly noteworthy if the situation between the USA and European countries were not as tense as it is right now: The USA is claiming Greenland, which belongs to Denmark – a conflict between allies that is causing unprecedented uncertainty within the Western defense alliance NATO. Norad said the planes would soon arrive at the US military airfield Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. The deployment is a long-term planned Norad activity that builds on the long-term defense cooperation between the USA, Canada and Denmark.

Norad is a joint United States and Canadian air and space surveillance facility for the protection of North America. The commander reports to both the US President and the Canadian Prime Minister. According to its own statements, Norad regularly carries out missions to defend North America.

In the conflict over US ownership of Greenland, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned the European Union. Asked by journalists in Davos about possible “retaliatory measures” from the EU, he said: “I think that would be very unwise.” He also said: “I think everyone should take the president at his word.” US President Donald Trump wants to annex the island of Greenland, which belongs to Denmark, to the US. The government in Copenhagen has ruled out selling the island and is actively supported by several European states in resisting Trump’s plans.