US President Donald Trump doubled down on his threats to take control of Greenland, saying on social media that there was “no turning back” and “Greenland is imperative”.

At a press conference at the White House, Trump was asked how far he would go to acquire Greenland and replied: “You’ll know.”

Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron warned at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that “the world is moving toward a world without rules,” while Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said “the old order will not return.”

Trump was scheduled to arrive in Davos on Wednesday, but a minor electrical issue on Air Force One forced the plane to turn around.

It’s unclear how the delay will affect his schedule. The White House said the plane turned around and Trump would fly to Davos on another plane.

Trump said there were “a lot of meetings scheduled in Greenland.”

Earlier, during a lengthy news conference, Trump also told reporters that “things are going to go well” in Greenland.

When asked by the BBC whether the potential disintegration of the NATO alliance was a price the president was willing to pay for Greenland, he responded, “No one has done more for NATO than me in every way,” and said “NATO would be happy and we would be happy,” adding, “We need it for the security of the world.”

but he earlier Questioning whether NATO will provide assistance to the United States if needed.

“I know we will come to the rescue (Nato), but I really doubt they will,” he told reporters.

NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization – currently has 32 member states, The United States is one of the 12 founding nations.

Aiming to preserve freedom and security through collective defence, one of the core principles of the NATO alliance is outlined in Article 5, which states that an armed attack against one or more members will be considered an attack against all members.

Trump has not ruled out using force to seize Greenland; when NBC News asked him yesterday if he would use force to seize the territory, the president responded “no comment.”

Greenland’s Minister of Industry and Natural Resources Nadja Nathanielson told BBC Newsnight on Tuesday night that Greenlanders were “confused” by the president’s request.

“We don’t want to be Americans, we’ve made that very clear,” Nathaniel Nelson said.

“What do you think is the value of our culture and our right to decide what happens in the future?”

Before the Davos Forum, Trump shared screenshots of what he said showed text messages sent to him by Macron and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

Rutte said in the letter that he was committed to finding a way forward on Greenland, while Macron said he “doesn’t understand what you are doing” but offered to organize a meeting with other leaders in Paris.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addressed the issue directly in a speech to attendees On Tuesday, the first day of the forum, it was stressed that Europe was “fully committed” to Arctic security issues.

However, she said this could only be achieved together, calling Trump’s proposed additional tariffs “a mistake.”

The US president said he would impose a 10% tariff on “any and all goods” imported from eight European countries from February 1 if they oppose his proposal to acquire Greenland.

In her speech, von der Leyen added that the EU was “completely in solidarity” with Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark, adding that their sovereignty was “non-negotiable”.

Her words were echoed by Canada’s Mark Carney, who said Canada’s commitment to NATO’s Article 5, which states that an armed attack against one or more member states is considered an attack against all members, was “unwavering.”

“We stand firmly with Greenland and Denmark and fully support their unique right to determine Greenland’s future,” Carney said.

In his speech, Macron said he preferred “respect for bullies” and “the rule of law over brutality.”

Earlier on Tuesday, Trump threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wine and champagne after Macron reportedly rejected an invitation to join a “peace committee” in Gaza.

The French president denounced the “endless increase of new tariffs” as “fundamentally unacceptable”, especially when used as leverage to violate territorial sovereignty.

Macron EU urged to consider retaliatory options against US tariffsincluding an anti-coercion instrument nicknamed the “Trade Bazooka.”

Sources close to the International Trade Commission say the European Parliament is Plan to suspend ratification of July’s U.S. trade dealThe move would mark another escalation in tensions between the United States and Europe.