"I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force," Trump said of Greenland in a lengthy speech to the world leaders and other prominent figures assembled for the annual event in Davos, Switzerland. The president made clear he still wants to the territory. Later, he took to social media and claimed there was a "framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region."
"Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech Tuesday at Davos went viral when he said the global order, built by the U.S. out of the ashes of World War II, is now tumbling down. "Today I will talk about a rupture in the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a harsh reality, where geopolitics, where the large, main power, geopolitics, is submitted to no limits, no constraints," he said."
President Trump said he will not use force to take Greenland but reiterated desire for the territory and signaled a possible framework for deals covering Greenland and the Arctic Region. The remarks at the World Economic Forum alarmed U.S. allies and highlighted growing tensions with longstanding partners. Allies have often tried to appease Trump, yet the demand for Danish territory provoked blunt responses and crossed a diplomatic line. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned of a rupture in the world order, describing an end to a pleasant fiction and the rise of geopolitics without limits. Trade actions, including China's vehicle agreement with Canada, reflect shifting alliances amid tariff disputes.
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