1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,920 Speaker 1: So to Darbos, where a lot of the world's fiscal 2 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: and political elite gather, of course each year to chew 3 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: over the state of the place, and the state of 4 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,239 Speaker 1: the place is messy Greenland and the broader rewriting of 5 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: the geopolitical rules or all anyone's really interested in. Although 6 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: we thought it was Greenland til Trump, Arright. 7 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 2: I don't know that they'd be there for us. They're 8 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 2: not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. 9 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 2: I mean, our stock market took the first dip yesterday 10 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 2: because of Iceland. So Iceland's already cost us a lot 11 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 2: of money. 12 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: Mimi Becker's generalized europe correspondent and is in Darbos. Mimi morning, 13 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 1: Good morning to you, Mike. So it is Greenland, of course, 14 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: are we all relieved now that we're not going to 15 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: get invaded? 16 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 3: Well, I think it's sorry. Excuse these sirens that entually 17 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 3: just come out of nowhere on the main parade here 18 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 3: in Davos. Hopefully that is the last of it. I 19 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 3: think people didn't really know what to expect from this 20 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 3: speech from Trump, as he can be so unpredictable, but 21 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 3: he did seem to dial back down some of his 22 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 3: language in terms of ruling out the force that the 23 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 3: United States could possibly use to take over Greenland, but 24 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 3: he certainly still has amped up his ambitions to take 25 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 3: over the country, sort of setting out more of the 26 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 3: reasons why so, I think that's what people here have 27 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 3: said that they can take away from that. 28 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: Right, So, no invasion. So where do we go from here? 29 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,759 Speaker 1: He said, we need to negotiate. Are they will they? 30 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 1: How does this play up? 31 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 3: Well, that's exactly right, he said, they will need to negotiate, 32 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 3: and he did send a very clear message as well 33 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 3: to Denmark and Europe. He said that they have a 34 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 3: choice and you can either say yes and the US 35 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 3: will be very appreciative, or you can say no and 36 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 3: the United States will remember. So he was still sending 37 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 3: a strong and pointed message there. Of course, there has 38 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 3: been a lot of back and forth in recent days 39 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 3: between President Trump, ort truth social as well as European leaders. 40 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 3: Here in Davos. He is holding some bilateral meetings here. 41 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 3: He's already met with Poul and Belgium and Egypt, and 42 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 3: he is expected to hold more meetings tomorrow. So it 43 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 3: may be a case that those discussions sort of happen 44 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 3: more behind closed doors and he keeps things a little 45 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 3: more friendly to the public. Forum here in Davos. 46 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: How much divergence is there between European nations as if 47 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 1: this gets ugly, how they respond? 48 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, it really, it really is one of those things 49 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 3: talking to people here and also seeing various reporting online 50 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 3: in terms of that these countries have a choice really 51 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 3: to stand together or will some of them crack and 52 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 3: break away. The United Kingdom have already said that they 53 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 3: will not give in to Trump's demands to take over Greenland. 54 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 3: Of course, he has threatened tariffs at several countries, but 55 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 3: Sakia Starma today said he wouldn't. He wouldn't give in 56 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 3: at all. There are other countries that may be a 57 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 3: little bit more susceptible to that. So what is it 58 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 3: is a chance to see if the countries stay together 59 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 3: and stay strong and really their focus will be that 60 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 3: NATO alliance as well. 61 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: Good to talk to you. We'll stay in touch. Mei Becker, 62 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: whose channel lines Europe Correspondence in Boss. For more from 63 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: the mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to news talks. It'd 64 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: be from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.