Donald Trump is speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, just hours after reaffirming his push to purchase Greenland and insisting there is “no going back.” The US President’s arrival to Switzerland has been delayed after Air Force One turned around mid-flight. 

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters in Davos that Trump was expected to be roughly three hours behind schedule. The plane returned to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and Trump left for Switzerland on another aircraft. The president is now anticipated to reach Davos roughly three hours behind schedule, pushing his arrival well past the original 10am local time (9am GMT) plan.

While he may speak about the rising cost of living in his speech, his aggressive approach to foreign policy is what’s leaving several global leaders worried. Mr Trump’s push to buy Greenland, which at the moment is a part of Kingdom of Denmark, has become one of the important topics ruling the forum this year.

He recently said that a 10% tariff will be added to goods imported from eight European countries that oppose his plan to take over Greenland. The new tariffs – taxes on imports – would be imposed on Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK, he had said.

In a strongly-worded statement, the leaders of the eight countries reiterated their “full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark and the people of Greenland”.

They also stressed their commitment to “strengthening Arctic security as a shared transatlantic interest” as members of the Nato military alliance.

The statement read: “We stand ready to engage in a dialogue based on the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity that we stand firmly behind.”

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the threat of tariffs was “completely wrong”. Sir Keir, who so far has maintained a strong relationship with Trump, said on Sunday that the UK would be pursuing the matter directly with the White House.

On Wednesday, the UK PM said he “will not yield” to Donald Trump over the future of Greenland and will host Danish premier Mette Frederiksen on Thursday.