Members of the Arctic Operations Specialist (AOS) unit from the Danish Army"s J?gerkorpset (Special Forces) arrive in some of Greenland"s most extreme terrain at the Blosseville Coast in Greenland, on local time January 21, 2026. Photo: VCG

　　Though US President Donald Trump walked back threatened tariffs on eight European countries, claiming that a "framework for a future deal" on Greenland had been reached and that Washington would not use force over the island, European allies remained wary. An emergency summit of leaders of the EU"s 27 member states is set to convene in Brussels late Thursday, according to multiple media reports.

　　Chinese experts said the US has not abandoned its objective of acquiring Greenland, and that after years of long-term pressure and policy flip-flops from Washington, Europe finds its trust gap with the US had greatly widened. But whether Europe can ultimately unite to confront US pressure remains to be seen, they noted.

　　US President Donald Trump has claimed that he would not impose tariffs he had threatened to impose on eight European nations that had been set to take effect on February 1 unless those nations allowed the US to take control of Greenland, according to multiple media reports.

　　In a social media post on Wednesday, Trump claimed that based upon a meeting he had with Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO, they have "formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region." He added that "based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st."