Finland's President outlines 3 possible Greenland scenarios after Trump's remarks
Photo: Finnish President Alexander Stubb (Getty Images)
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said he sees three scenarios for Greenland amid US President Donald Trump's encroachments, The Washington Post reports.
Stubb says he sees three scenarios for how events could unfold: good, bad, and terrible.
"The good scenario is that we’re able to de-escalate, find an off-ramp, and then strengthen Arctic security within the NATO context. A bad scenario is something which causes a rupture between Greenland and Denmark … which is forced in one way or another, the result of which we don’t know," the Finnish leader says.
The worst-case scenario, which, according to Stubb, no one believes will happen, is a military coup.
The Finnish President adds that he and other European leaders want to find a solution.
At the same time, he notes that there is a group of people who believe that Trump's attention to Greenland is a turning point and that the time has come for tough confrontation and appropriate measures against the US.
Trump's statements on Greenland
At the end of 2025, Donald Trump said that control over Greenland was essential for US national security.
In early 2026, the US president reiterated this thesis, stressing that the island was allegedly surrounded by the Russian and Chinese fleets, and that Denmark, in his words, was unable to provide adequate protection.
Trump later commented on the island's defense, saying it was limited to two dog sleds trying to counter Russian and Chinese destroyers and submarines.
Later, information emerged that the US could pay up to $700 billion to buy Greenland. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already been tasked with preparing a proposal.
On Saturday, January 17, Trump announced that starting February 1, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland will pay a 10% tariff on all goods supplied to the US, and starting June 1, the rate will increase to 25%.
According to the US President, the tariffs will remain in effect until an agreement is reached on the complete and final purchase of Greenland.
Europe is preparing three plans to counter Trump's encroachment on the island, one of which assumes that the US leader's statements on Greenland are a strategic bluff to obtain concessions from Copenhagen.
Today, January 19, the European Council announced an emergency meeting on transatlantic relations due to Trump's statements on Greenland.
