Iceland endorsed a joint statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom over Greenland between 3:17 p.m. and 4:46 p.m. UTC on January 18, 2026, according to an X post by KristrunFrosta linking to the German federal government website. The statement, published on bundesregierung.de, was issued by the eight nations amid ongoing U.S.-Europe tensions regarding President Donald Trump's push to acquire Greenland from Denmark. This endorsement occurred over the past 90 minutes during a period of rapid diplomatic developments. Separately, an X post by Storch_i confirmed that German newspaper Welt published related content on the dispute, stating 'THIS is not fake! That's really what @welt sends.' This follows Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's statement between 2:46 p.m. and 3:16 p.m. UTC that Canada would militarily fight the U.S. if President Trump invades Greenland, according to DemocraticWins on X. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent remarked in the same period, 'If there were an attack on Greenland from Russia, from some other area, we would get dragged in - so better now. Peace through Strength,' per RapidResponse47 on X. Earlier developments included French President Emmanuel Macron urging the EU to activate its anti-coercion instrument against the U.S. over Trump's tariff threats on Denmark related to Greenland, as reported previously today.
