First Thing: Trump declaration of Greenland deal framework met with scepticism

European leaders welcome a reprieve from tariffs but some Danish MPs are concerned that Greenland is being sidelined. Plus, the story of the family who spent decades in seclusion in the Siberian wilderness

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Donald Trump’s announcement of a “framework of a future deal” regarding Greenland after weeks of intensifying threats of military intervention has been met with deep scepticism from people in the territory, though it was welcomed by European leaders and boosted markets.

What could a deal involve? According to media reports, it could result in the US being granted sovereignty over small pockets of Greenland where its military bases are.

Has Denmark agreed? That remains unclear – but on Wednesday night Aaja Chemnitz Larsen, a Greenlandic member of the Danish parliament, said the idea that Nato should have any control over Greenland’s sovereignty or minerals was “completely out of the question”.

What about Trump’s “board of peace”? At a signing ceremony for the new body in Davos, the US president claimed that the organisation would be “one of the most consequential bodies ever created in the history of the world”.

What is the family’s situation? Marc Prokosch, the family’s attorney, said the family had an active asylum case and shared paperwork showing that the father and son arrived to the US at an official crossing point.

Have other children been detained locally? Yes. Liam is one of four children in the school district who have been detained by federal immigration agents in the last two weeks, the district said. One is age 10 and two are 17.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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