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Protesters take part in a rally under the slogans ‘hands off Greenland’ and ‘Greenland for Greenlanders’, in front of City Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark on Jan. 17, 2026. Photograph: Emil Helms\/Ritzau Scanpix\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
The plan in Copenhagen is march to the US embassy in the Danish capital. Other rallies are set to begin later Saturday in Greenland<\/a> and in other parts of Denmark.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are demonstrating against American statements and ambitions to annex Greenland. We demand respect for the Danish Realm and for Greenland\u2019s right to self-determination. Hopefully we can show that there are many of us who support Greenland ,\u201d Camilla Siezing, the chairwoman of the Inuit Association, said in a statement.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.47 EST<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n What do people in Greenland think of Donald Trump and his threats to take over the island? The Guardian\u2019s Miranda Bryant and Lauren Hurrell take a look.<\/p>\n Reuters estimated <\/a>that thousands of protesters attended the \u201cHands Off Greenland\u201d rallies around Denmark on Saturday, chanting \u201cGreenland is not for sale\u201d and waving Greenland\u2019s red and white \u201cErfalasorput\u201d flag.<\/p>\n Protesters wave Greenlandic flags as they take part in a rally under the slogans ‘hands off Greenland’ and ‘Greenland for Greenlanders’, in front of City Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark on Jan. 17, 2026. Photograph: Emil Helms\/Ritzau Scanpix\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cI am very grateful for the huge support we as Greenlanders receive … we are also sending a message to the world that you all must wake up,\u201d said Julie Rademacher, chair of Uagut, an organization for Greenlanders in Denmark.<\/p>\n She added: \u201cGreenland and the Greenlanders have involuntarily become the front in the fight for democracy and human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The bipartisan US congressional delegation in Copenhagen held a news conference Saturday to once again reassure Denmark and Greenland of their support, the Associated Press reports.<\/p>\n US Senator Chris Coons from the Democratic Party speaks during a press conference with an American delegation consisting of senators and members of the House of Representatives in Copenhagen, Denmark on 17 Jan 2026. The delegation, which consists of 11 US congress members, is visiting Denmark after the US president reiterated his desire for ownership of Greenland. Photograph: Ida Marie Odgaard\/EPA<\/p>\n Delegation leader Chris Coons, a Democratic senator from Delaware, said that the US has respect for Denmark<\/a> and Nato \u201cfor all we\u2019ve done together\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope that the people of the Kingdom of Denmark do not abandon their faith in the American people,\u201d Coons said.<\/p>\n The delegation\u2019s comments contrasted with the sentiment coming from the White House, with Donald Trump on Friday threatening to impose tariffs on countries that do not support his plan to take over Greenland. Earlier this week, Trump said anything less than Greenland being in US hands would be \u201cunacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here are some more images coming out of the \u201cHands Off Greenland\u201d demonstration in Copenhagen:<\/p>\n Protesters gather for a pro- Greenlanders demonstration, in Copenhagen, Denmark on Jan. 17, 2026. Photograph: Emil Helms\/APProtesters take part in the “Hands Off Greenland” protest in Copenhagen, Denmark on Jan. 17, 2026 under the slogans “Hands Off Greenland” and “Greenland for Greenlanders” after the White House said that the US was considering a range of options to acquire Greenland, including the use of military force. Photograph: Emil Helms\/ReutersProtesters wave Greenlandic flags as they take part in a rally under the slogans ‘hands off Greenland’ and ‘Greenland for Greenlanders’, in front of City Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark on Jan. 17, 2026. Photograph: Emil Helms\/Ritzau Scanpix\/AFP\/Getty ImagesProtesters march during a rally under the slogans ‘hands off Greenland’ and ‘Greenland for Greenlanders’, heading to the US embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark on Jan. 17, 2026. Photograph: Emil Helms\/Ritzau Scanpix\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a>Protest under way in Denmark<\/p>\n Demonstrators have begun gathering in front of City Hall in Copenhagen as part of a series of actions planned throughout Denmark and Greenland in protest of Donald Trump<\/a> and his plans to take control of Greenland.<\/p>\n Protesters take part in a rally under the slogans ‘hands off Greenland’ and ‘Greenland for Greenlanders’, in front of City Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark on Jan. 17, 2026. Photograph: Emil Helms\/Ritzau Scanpix\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n The plan in Copenhagen is march to the US embassy in the Danish capital. Other rallies are set to begin later Saturday in Greenland<\/a> and in other parts of Denmark.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are demonstrating against American statements and ambitions to annex Greenland. We demand respect for the Danish Realm and for Greenland\u2019s right to self-determination. Hopefully we can show that there are many of us who support Greenland ,\u201d Camilla Siezing, the chairwoman of the Inuit Association, said in a statement.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.47 EST<\/p>\n Republican dissent as key figures warn Trump against Greenland pursuit Donald Trump\u2019s renewed interest in taking control of Greenland has become a subject of pointed dissent among congressional Republicans, with several allies speaking out in recent days against the idea after the president reintensified his interest following the US raid that captured Venezuelan president Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.<\/p>\n Congressional Republicans are typically loath to disagree openly with the president, who has repeatedly called for his party\u2019s dissenters to be voted out of office. But amid polling<\/a> that shows an overwhelming majority of Americans oppose taking control of the island and warnings from Denmark that an invasion would spell the end of Nato, some congressional Republicans have issued forceful warnings against pursuing the issue.<\/p>\n \u201cThe thought of the United States taking the position that we would take Greenland<\/a>, an independent territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, is absurd,\u201d North Carolina senator Thom Tillis said in a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday. \u201cSomebody needs to tell the president that the people of Greenland, up until these current times, were actually very, very pro-American and very, very pro American presence.\u201d<\/p>\n More here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n In his latest posts on Truth Social, Donald Trump appeared to double down on his threats to impose tariffs on countries that do not \u201cgo along\u201d with his plan to annex Greenland.<\/p>\n Late Friday, the president posted a black-and-white photograph of himself leaning over his desk in the Oval Office, his face serious and his hands in fist. The photo was accompanied with the text: \u201cMister Tariff\u201d.<\/p>\n He posted a duplicate of that same photo again in another post with the text: \u201cThe Tariff King\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n During a wide-ranging 45-minute nearly uninterrupted address in the White House East Room on Friday, Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on countries that do not \u201cgo along\u201d with his plans to annex Greenland.<\/p>\n Though his comments on the matter were brief, it was the second time this week the president used the threat of tariffs \u2013 he had previously said that he would impose a 25% tax on imports to the US from countries that do business with Iran amid a brutal crackdown by its regime that has left thousands dead and imprisoned tens of thousands.<\/p>\n Watch here:<\/p>\n European leaders spent the past year treading carefully around Donald Trump as he levied tariffs, pushed Nato countries to increase their defence spending to 5% of GDP and threatened to pull US support from Ukraine.<\/p>\n But Trump\u2019s plans to seize control of Greenland \u201cmay force Europe to draw a line in the snow\u201d, writes The Guardian\u2019s Andrew Roth and Jennifer Rankin.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything else has been subject to negotiation \u2026 but the Greenland situation is different because it comes to the question of sovereignty, and it comes to the question of whether Europe<\/a> is capable of standing up for itself in terms of its own territory, its own rights,\u201d said Kristine Berzina, a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund for US defence and transatlantic security.<\/p>\n Read more here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Protests planned in Denmark, Greenland against Trump’s calls for annexation<\/p>\n Hello and welcome to our live coverage of today\u2019s events.<\/p>\n A series of demonstrations have been scheduled to take place across Denmark and Greenland today against Donald Trump and his plans to control Greenland.<\/p>\n The aim of Saturday\u2019s protests, which are set to unfold as a US delegation of bipartisan lawmakers meet with Danish and Greenlandic officials in Copenhagen, \u201cis to send a clear and unified message of respect for Greenland\u2019s democracy and fundamental human rights\u201d, Uagut, an organisation of Greenlanders in Denmark, posted on its website.<\/p>\n Jeff Landry, Trump\u2019s special envoy to Greenland, said on Friday that a deal for Washington to take over the island \u201cshould and will be made\u201d during this visit and that the president \u201cis serious\u201d about acquiring the largely autonomous territory, which is part of the Danish kingdom.<\/p>\n \u201cIn these times, it is important that we show a united front and cooperate broadly. We demand respect for Greenland\u2019s right to self-determination and respect for the people of Greenland. This is not only a fight for Greenland, but also for the rest of the world, \u201d said Poul Johannesen of the citizens\u2019 initiative, Hands Off Kalaallit Nunaat.<\/p>\n Trump on Friday threatened to impose tariffs <\/a>against those who oppose his plans to annex the largely autonomous territory, which is part of the Danish kingdom. Earlier in the week, a number of Nato allies \u2013 France, Germany, the UK, Norway and Sweden among some \u2013 deployed troops<\/a> to the Arctic island, with the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, saying that Greenland\u2019s defence is a \u201ccommon concern\u201d for the whole of Nato.<\/p>\n Stay tuned for updates.<\/p>\n![\"What](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6623.jpg\")
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