Representatives of Denmark are not participating in the World Economic Forum in Davos, which runs until January 23. The boycott of the forum is a kind of demonstration of Copenhagen's protest against Donald Trump's ambitions to take control of Greenland, Bloomberg reported.
The decision was made by the country's government against the escalating dispute with the United States over the Danish autonomous territory, which has shaken transatlantic relations.
"Representatives of the Danish government were invited this year and all decisions on participation are a matter for the respective government," the organizers of the World Economic Forum said in a statement. "We can confirm that the Danish government will not be represented in Davos," they added.
At the same time, a meeting of national security advisers from Western countries was held within the framework of the forum, focusing on the situation around Greenland after a last-minute change in the agenda, initially focused on Ukraine and the ongoing peace talks.
The context of the discussion is related to the growing concern among European partners regarding statements by Trump, who insists that an autonomous territory within Denmark be placed under Washington's control. Trump has also threatened to introduce new tariffs against European countries that do not support his idea. The shift in focus of such a high-level meeting highlights how sensitive and potentially destabilizing the issue of transatlantic relations is against the background of the new geopolitical priorities of the United States.
Before the start of the forum in Davos, a protest was held against the event and Trump's planned participation in it.