Carney says Canada is worried about Trump's Greenland threat

Brian Platt, Bloomberg News on Jan 18, 2026

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Greenland’s future is for Denmark and Greenland to decide, and that he’ll reiterate that message to President Donald Trump if they speak about it.

“It’s a serious situation,” Carney said Sunday at a news conference in Qatar, where he traveled after concluding a 3-day visit to China. “We’re concerned about this escalation, to be absolutely clear,” he said.

The prime minister is considering sending soldiers to Greenland to take part in military exercises with NATO allies, CBC News reported on Sunday, citing two unnamed senior federal government officials. That could include taking part in drills to protect Greenland’s infrastructure.

Carney is next headed to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum in Davos. Trump is also attending, but it’s not yet known whether the two leaders will meet there.

Trump announced a 10% tariff, rising to 25% in June, on eight European nations, including Denmark, for saying they would undertake token NATO military exercises in Greenland.

The security of Greenland “very much falls within the responsibilities of NATO,” Carney said, adding he’s spoken with European leaders and NATO partners about it.

“We always will support sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries, wherever their geographic location is,” he said.

Asked what he would say to Trump about it, Carney replied: “I’m going to say everything I just said.”