Trump seems to edge nearer to Zelenskyy reconciliation in Congress speech – Europe reside

Greenland’s prime minister Múte B. Egede responded to US president Donald Trump’s feedback in a single day and rejecting his curiosity, saying that “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.”

“We are not Americans, we are not Danes, because we are Greenlanders. This is what the Americans and their leaders need to understand,” he mentioned in a Fb submit.

“We are not for sale and cannot just be taken,” he added.

Egede insisted that “the future of the country will be determined by us in our country, of course.”

Greenland will maintain a basic election subsequent week, on 11 March.

Ranging from at this time, EU residents planning to go to the UK can apply for an Digital Journey Authorisation, or ETA, which shall be required to enter the nation from 2 April 2025.

The UK authorities sought to reassure travellers that the applying course of is “quick and simple” by means of the UK ETA app, “with the vast majority of applicants currently receiving a decision automatically in minutes.”

The federal government mentioned:

Candidates present their biographic and biometric particulars and reply just a few questions on suitability and criminality. As soon as an applicant has efficiently utilized, their ETA is digitally linked to their passport.

An ETA at the moment prices £10 and permits a number of visits to the UK of as much as six months over a two-year interval, or till the holder’s passport expires – whichever is sooner. An ETA isn’t a visa, it’s a digital permission to journey.

Extra particulars in regards to the scheme are right here.

German international minister Annalena Baerbock is not going to be searching for to steer the parliamentary group of the Greens within the subsequent Bundestag, German media reported.

Baerbock has reportedly written to her native Greens group in Brandenburg saying that she supposed to spend extra time together with her household as an alternative.

Denmark’s deputy prime minister and defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen reacted to Trump’s feedback on Greenland in a single day, stressing that it was a optimistic improvement that the US president acknowledged the island’s proper to self-determination.

International minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen echoed his feedback, saying that a part of Trump’s feedback was “most important.”

Rasmussen mentioned famous that Greenland wished to “loosen ties with Denmark,” however was undecided in the event that they wished to try this to turn into a part of the US as an alternative. He declined to remark additional, nevertheless, forward of subsequent week’s snap elections on the island.

However not everyone seems to be equally diplomatic: Martin Lidegaard, the chief of the Danish Social Liberal Celebration, or Radikale, known as Trump’s feedback “completely disrespectful,” though he additionally famous they had been “less bombastic” than earlier than.

In different late developments you shouldn’t miss, the potential companions in Germany’s subsequent authorities have mentioned they’ll search to loosen guidelines on working up debt to permit for larger defence spending.

Centre-right election winner Friedrich Merz, who’s attempting to place collectively a coalition authorities with the centre-left Social Democrats, mentioned the 2 sides would suggest exempting spending of greater than 1% of gross home product on defence from guidelines that restrict the federal government’s capability to borrow cash.

They mentioned they will even search to arrange an enormous €500bn ($533bn) fund to finance spending on Germany’s infrastructure over the following 10 years.

“In view of the increasing threat situation, it is clear to us that Europe – and with Europe, the Federal Republic of Germany – must now very quickly make very big efforts very quickly to strengthen the defence capability of our country and the European continent,” Merz informed reporters at a unexpectedly convened information convention.

Merz additionally mentioned he wished to get rapid approval for a three-billion-euro help package deal for Ukraine that has been held up for weeks.

He vowed to do “whatever it takes“ when it comes to defence “in light of threats to our freedom and peace on our continent”.

Merz’s promise of “whatever it takes“ recalled the pledge made in 2012 by the then president of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi during the sovereign debt crisis.

Pope Francis “rested well during the night,” the Vatican mentioned within the newest replace on the 88-year-old’s well being as he continues his battle to beat double pneumonia.

The Vatican added that he had woken up shortly after 8 am, with companies noting that pontiff usually begins his day effectively earlier than daybreak when he’s wholesome.

The pope has not been seen in public since coming into hospital, his longest such absence since his papacy began 12 years in the past, Reuters famous.

French president Emmanuel Macron will deal with the nation tonight searching for to deal with “this moment of uncertainty, where the world is confronted by large challenges,” he mentioned in a submit on social media.

France performs a number one function, along with the UK, in talks with the US about supporting Ukraine, with Macron floating the thought of a restricted truce after final weekend’s talks in London.

Tonight’s deal with is predicted 8pm CET (7pm GMT).

Morning opening: Blended alerts

Jakub Krupa

In a uncommon optimistic improvement today, US president Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy seemed to be a step nearer to reconciling after final week’s public conflict within the Oval Workplace, after Trump mentioned he “appreciated” getting “an important letter” from Zelenskyy.

This comes after Zelenskyy proposed a doable peace plan to finish the struggle in Ukraine, saying he’s keen to work “constructively” below Donald Trump’s “strong leadership” and to signal a deal giving the US entry to his nation’s mineral wealth.

Trump additionally mentioned he had been in “serious discussions with Russia” and claimed he had “received strong signals that they are ready for peace”.

“Wouldn’t that be beautiful?” he mentioned. “It’s time to stop this madness. It’s time to halt the killing. It’s time to end this senseless war. If you want to end wars you have to talk to both sides.”

Nonetheless, the US president couldn’t resist a swipe on the EU, falsely saying it had “sadly spent more money buying Russian oil and gas than … on defending Ukraine, by far.”

However then he confusingly added: “But we’re getting along very well with them and lots of good things are happening.”

His speech to the Congress final night time, whereas much better than many feared, additionally included a lot of contentious traces for Europeans.

In remarks which might be more likely to additional set off alarm bells in Denmark, Trump informed “the incredible people of Greenland” that whereas the US “strongly support your right to determine your own future,” it will be even happier to welcome them into the US, promising to “make you rich.”

“We need Greenland for national security and even international security. … And I think we’re going to get it – one way or the other, we’re going to get it,” he mentioned.

Former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt mentioned: “That’s the Putin way of treating countries.”

Trump’s feedback come lower than per week earlier than snap elections to Inatsisartut, Greenlandic parliament, with the present ruling social gathering calling for an independence referendum, elevating questions over whether or not the US president supposed to affect the vote.

The US president additionally spoke of his favorite phrase on the earth, tariffs, saying:

Different nations have used tariffs in opposition to us for many years and now it’s our flip to begin utilizing them in opposition to these different nations. On common, the European Union, China, Brazil, India, Mexico and Canada – have you ever heard of them? – and numerous different nations cost us tremendously larger tariffs than we cost them.

He repeated his plan to impose new tariffs from 2 April – “I wanted to make it 1 April, but I didn’t want to be accused of April Fools’ Day – it’s not” – elevating fears of a commerce struggle with the EU.

It’s the same old format with Trump that you simply get combined alerts. One step ahead on Ukraine, two steps again on Greenland and tariffs.

Let’s see what the day will carry and the 2 sides could make extra progress on the minerals deal for Ukraine.

We’ll carry you the newest right here.

It’s Wednesday, 5 March 2025, and that is Europe reside. It’s Jakub Krupa right here.

Good morning.