Trump: Is Greenland next? – The Latest

特朗普:格陵兰是下一个吗?——最新动态

Today in Focus

2026-01-07

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After the removal of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, there are fears Donald Trump could turn his sights to Greenland, after he renewed his calls for the US to take control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory. While European leaders convened in Paris and rallied behind Denmark, one of Trump’s top aides ramped up the pressure by questioning Copenhagen’s claim to the Arctic territory Lucy Hough talks to Jon Henley, the Guardian’s Europe correspondent – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • This is The Guardian.

  • It's kind of forced itself onto the agenda really after Trump's kind of smash and grab raid on Nicolas Maduro.

  • We need Greenland from a national security situation.

  • The European Union needs us to have it and they know that.

  • The rather sad thing is that actually Denmark has been one of the US's most loyal allies

  • since forever.

  • Donald Trump has his sights set back on Greenland and in light of Venezuela,

  • it's hitting different for European leaders.

  • From the Guardians today in focus, this is the latest with me, Lucy Hoth.

  • I'm joined by John Henley, who is Europe Correspondent at The Guardian.

  • From a very snowy Paris, thanks so much for being with us, John.

  • It's lovely to see you.

  • So, I mean,

  • when Donald Trump's first time talking about Greenland at the start of his presidency, it was...

  • sort of laughed off by European leaders, wasn't it?

  • But they are meeting in Paris today,

  • and there is a sense that they are going to have to start taking this a lot more seriously.

  • Yes, absolutely.

  • I mean, Greenland wasn't supposed to be on the meeting in Paris today.

  • That's mainly to deal with kind of post ceasefire security arrangements in Ukraine,