Sri Lanka, Jan. 22 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday retracted a threat to impose a 10 percent tariff on goods from eight European countries, starting in February, for opposing his push to take control of Greenland from Denmark.

Trump reiterated that he wants the United States to acquire Greenland, but also ruled out the use of force to seize the semiautonomous Arctic territory as a national security measure amid Chinese and Russian advances.

Following a meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte in Davos, Switzerland, Trump wrote on social media that they have "formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United State...