Europe tells US ‘Greenland belongs to its people’
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
European allies rally to support Denmark following renewed calls by the US that it must control Greenland. It comes as talks are held in Paris on security guarantees for Ukraine. Donald Trump has said that the US "needed" Greenland - a semi-autonomous region of fellow Nato member Denmark - for security reasons. Also: Swiss officials say ski bar not checked for five years before deadly fire that killed 40 mainly young people. Security forces patrol Venezuelan streets as opposition calls for release of political prisoners. Conservationists in Kenya pay tribute to beloved "super tusker" elephant, Craig. And we take a look at new global indoor fitness craze.
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| 0:33.0 | European leaders back Denmark after President Trump's threat to annex Greenland, an autonomous part of the NATO ally. |
| 0:39.8 | It comes as talks are held in Paris on Ukraine's security if a ceasefire is agreed with Russia. |
| 0:45.9 | It's emerged no proper safety checks were carried out for five years at a bar in Switzerland, where 40 people died in a fire. |
| 0:53.6 | Venezuela's exiled opposition leader says she'll |
| 0:56.5 | return. Also in this podcast, as the new year prompts people to get fit, why does the fitness |
| 1:04.7 | challenge Hirox appeal? It's very addictive and many people when they first try it, they |
| 1:10.5 | absolutely get hooked straight away. They see how fun it is, and many people, when they first try it, they absolutely get hooked straight away. |
| 1:13.2 | They see how fun it is, how many people they can meet, and how much they can get involved in it. |
| 1:20.7 | As Donald Trump doubles down on his territorial ambitions for Greenland, European leaders gave what sounded like a warning to the US President. |
| 1:29.0 | In a joint statement, France, Germany, Britain and others declared firmly that the Danish territory is out of bounds, |
| 1:35.6 | saying only the people of Denmark and Greenland themselves can decide what happens to their land. |
| 1:41.1 | Speaking ahead of a meeting in Paris to discuss post-war plans for Ukraine, |
| 1:45.5 | Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Denmark could count on European solidarity. |
| 1:53.0 | We are very keen for any potential disputes to be resolved through friendly dialogue between NATO members. |
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