US President Donald Trump is dropping plans to add a 10% tariff to goods from eight European countries over their opposition to his push to acquire Greenland
In a post on social media Trump says he has “formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland” after talks with Nato’s secretary general
Earlier, the president ruled out using force to take over Greenland – but said he was seeking immediate negotiations to acquire the island
He told world leaders at Davos: “We probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be frankly unstoppable. But I won’t do that”
Trump’s wide-ranging speech, in which he appeared to confuse Greenland with Iceland four times, lasted more than an hour – here’s a recap
We have looked at his claims about ending eight wars, Chinese wind farms, defeating inflation, and the tax rate on North Sea energy firms
