President Donald Trump appeared to back off his maximalist demand at Davos that the U.S. take ownership of Greenland, moving instead toward a deal.

Donald Trump said he is dropping his threat of tariffs over Greenland after he and Nato's Mark Rutte agreed "the framework of a future deal" on the Arctic.

Denmark’s prime minister is saying after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he agreed a “framework of a future deal” on Arctic security with the head of NATO that her country can’t negotiate on its sovereignty and she has been “informed that this has not been the case.

President Donald Trump‘s renewed demands for Denmark to hand over Greenland have received an icy response from locals on the remote Arctic island, usually far removed from world affairs.

Trump told an audience in Davos on Wednesday that a possible purchase of the semi-autonomous territory should not be seen as a threat to Nato.

The former White House press secretary mocked Trump with his bizarre brag during a segment about his freewheeling Davos speech.

By Steve Holland, Stine Jacobsen and Janis Laizans DAVOS, Switzerland/COPENHAGEN/NUUK, Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt ‌climbdown ​on using tariffs as a weapon to seize Greenland ‌brought relief on Thursday,