US President Donald Trump announced tonight that he will not impose punitive tariffs from next month, as he has agreed with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte the outlines of an agreement on the future of Greenland, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
"Based on this understanding, I will not impose the tariffs that were supposed to come into effect on February 1“, Trump wrote on his social network "Truth Social" after a meeting with Rutte in Davos, where they are participating in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. He did not give details of the deal.
"This decision, if adopted, will be great for the United States of America and for all NATO countries," Trump added at the same time, quoted by DPA.
Earlier today, in a speech he gave at the forum, the US president confirmed his interest in Greenland, but at the same time ruled out the possibility of using military force to establish control over the largest island on Earth.
Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Arctic of Denmark - a NATO ally.
Mark Rutte, for his part, praised Trump in the Swiss resort, especially for having made the European members of the alliance increase their defense spending. NATO is working on the Greenland issue "behind the scenes", Rutte also said.