FILE- Sweden Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. A
Kristersson, speaking to the Associated Press on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, said Europeans are willing to beef up security in Greenland and across the Arctic but “we will not accept to be blackmailed.”
Sweden joined NATO in 2024.
Trump will appear Wednesday with other high-profile government and business leaders at the Davos Forum, Switzerland, a day after the elite event produced contentious statements and economic threats arising from tensions between the U.S. and Europe.
Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from 130 countries, plus an untold number of activists and observers, are expected to converge on the annual event scheduled to last through Friday for dialogue, debate and deal-making in the Alpine resort.
Trump’s third visit as president comes as U.S. allies worry about his ambition to take over Greenland, while Latin America grapples with his efforts to seize Venezuela’s oil.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called Trump’s planned new tariffs on eight of its countries over Greenland a “mistake” and questioned Trump’s trustworthiness. French President Emmanuel Macron said the EU could retaliate by deploying one of its most powerful economic tools, known colloquially as a trade “bazooka.”
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