EU chief warns there’s no going back after Trump’s Greenland threats

DAVOS, Switzerland — The European Union’s chief executive called for “permanent” independence from the U.S. on Tuesday, framing President Trump’s hostility toward allies as a rupture on the scale of the 1971 ” Nixon shock .” Why it matters: Ursula von der Leyen’s remarks reflect the deep unease hanging over the World Economic Forum, where Trump arrives Wednesday amid an escalating crisis in transatlantic relations. Trump’s fixation on taking control of Greenland — and his threats to impose tariffs on allies who oppose the move — have jolted European leaders and become the dominant undercurrent of the Davos summit.

Overnight, Trump further inflamed tensions by posting alleged private messages from NATO chief Mark Rutte and French President Emmanuel Macron on Truth Social. Zoom in: Von der L