Norwegian newspaper VG published Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre's message to U.S. President Donald Trump, sent Monday morning, which Trump responded to by repeating threats about Greenland, according to a VG report posted between 2:16 p.m. and 3:46 p.m. UTC on January 19, 2026. Trump's reply to Støre's message, reported earlier on January 19 between 12:17 p.m. and 12:46 p.m. UTC by PBS via BNODesk on X, declared no obligation to prioritize peace over Nobel denial and urged NATO to cede full control of Greenland to the U.S. China's Foreign Ministry responded later that day, between 12:46 p.m. and 1:16 p.m. UTC, urging the United States to stop using the so-called threat from China as a pretext to pursue its own selfish interests in Greenland, according to a statement reported by nexta_tv on X. The exchange occurs amid heightened geopolitical tensions, with the World Economic Forum in Davos starting January 19, where EU leaders are preparing tariff strategies for meetings with Trump, per the Financial Times reported between 1:17 p.m. and 1:46 p.m. UTC.
