Here are the scenes outside Zurich airport as Donald Trump touched down in Switzerland ahead of his trip to Davos.

The US President landed in Switzerland a short while ago but is yet to exit the plane.

Crowds of photographers could be seen gathering to take pictures of the President as he prepares to head to the World Economic Forum.

Trump will now make the journey to Davos, which is about 100 miles away, likely by helicopter.

Donald Trump has arrived in Switzerland as he prepares for a showdown with European leaders over his plan to seize Greenland.

The US President touched down in Zurich shortly before 12pm UK time before heading to Davos where he will address the World Economic Forum.

His journey to Europe was delayed by three hours after his plane, Air Force One, was forced to turn round after what White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said was ‘a minor electrical issue’.

A planned bilateral meeting between Donald ​Trump and ​German ​Chancellor Friedrich ⁠Merz in Davos on ​Wednesday ‍has ​been cancelled due to ‍the ‍U.S. President’s late arrival, a German ⁠source said.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the President was around three hours behind schedule after he was forced to switch planes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff for talks on Thursday, the Kremlin’s spokesperson said.

Dmitry Peskov told the RBK news outlet ‘yes, indeed, such contacts for tomorrow are on the president’s schedule.’

Witkoff had told Bloomberg TV earlier he planned to leave for Moscow from the World Economic Forum in Davos tomorrow night alongside Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, who has also been tasked with negotiating an exit from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

President Trump said it would be an ‘interesting’ trip to Davos as he departed the White House Tuesday night for the World Economic Forum.

Trump’s demands for Greenland are expected to be front and centre of the event with European leaders increasingly unhappy over his threats to acquire the territory.

What was already expected to be a day of high drama in Switzerland got off to a chaotic start with the US delegation forced to switch planes and restart their journey hours behind schedule.

The President is now travelling towards Europe on another aircraft and is expected to be around three hours late, according to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

He was scheduled to speak between 1:30pm and 2:30pm UK time.

President Trump delivered an ominous warning when pressed about how far he would go to take over Greenland, replying: ‘You’ll find out.’

The statement came before Trump left Washington last night for Davos, Switzerland, where he’ll hold high-stakes talks with European leaders over his plot to acquire the territory.

Earlier in the week, Trump leaked private texts from world leaders and taunted allies with memes, sharing messages from French President Emmanuel Macron and Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte in a late-night social media blitz against critics of his plan to purchase Greenland.

Trump revealed that he leaked the messages because they ‘made my point’ as he told the New York Post he spent Monday evening halting a Syrian prison break by European terrorists.

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TikTokers have ridiculed US plans to take over the Arctic territory of Greenland as Donald Trump heads to Switzerland for a showdown with EU leaders.

Amid simmering tensions in the US and Europe, social media observers have joked about the possibility of increased American influence.

In a post captioned ‘Bringing American culture to Greenland’, two women can be seen imitating ‘fentanyl zombies’ in a nod to a drugs crisis which has gripped some US cities.

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Danish veterans feel betrayed as the U.S. escalates threats to seize Greenland, a territory of Denmark.

The Associated Press spoke to two veterans who fought alongside U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The veterans said they understand Arctic security concerns but believe Denmark is committed to defending the region within NATO. They fear the Trump administration’s actions could end the alliance and damage their admiration for the U.S.

There were 44 Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan, the highest per capita death toll among coalition forces. Eight more died in Iraq.

Danish platoon commander Martin Tamm Andersen (pictured) said:

When America needed us after 9/11 we were there. As a veteran and as a Dane, you know, you feel sad and very surprised that the US wants to take over part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

It’s a betrayal of the loyalty of our nation to the U.S. and to our common alliance, NATO.

Rachel Reeves has declared the UK will not be ‘buffeted around’ by Donald Trump’s tariff threats as she defended Sir Keir Starmer’s attempts to cool tensions over Greenland.

Trump has threatened to slap a 10% tariff on imports from the UK and other European allies opposed to his efforts to annex the Danish territory.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ms Reeves told Sky News the move would not cause a trade deal with the US to become ‘undone’.

Britain is not here to be buffeted around. We’ve got an economic plan, and it is the right one for our country.

If other countries want to increase trade barriers, that is their choice, but we are determined to bring trade barriers down which is why this week I’m meeting with European, Gulf partners, Canadians to talk about how we can free up trade and make it easier for businesses to trade around the world.

And on President Trump, we worked last year to get a trade deal. And as the US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick said when I saw him yesterday, he doesn’t see any reason why that trade deal should be undone.

NATO chief Mark Rutte has pushed back against Donald Trump’s claims that European allies would not help defend the United States if asked.

‘He said last night in his presser that he was doubtful whether the Europeans would come to the rescue if Article Five will be triggered. I tell him, yes they will,’ Rutte said at the World Economic Forum.

‘I have no doubt the US will come to the rescue here, and we will come to the rescue of the US,’ he added.

On Greenland, Mr Rutte said ‘thoughtful diplomacy’ was needed to deal with tensions between the US and Europe.

He said: ‘I see that there are these tensions at the moment, there’s no doubt. Again, I’m not going to comment on that, but I can assure you, the only way to deal with that is, in the end, thoughtful diplomacy.’

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has warned Europe is facing a new world ‘defined by raw power’ as Donald Trump heads to Davos amid tensions over his threats to seize Greenland.

Addressing the European Parliament, von der Leyen said Europe had to toughen up to influence the world by boosting its own economy and defences.

Addessing lawmakers, she said: ‘The shift in the international order is not only seismic, but it is permanent. We will need a departure from Europe’s traditional caution.

‘We now live in a world defined by raw power – whether economic or military, technological or geopolitical. And while many of us may not like it, we must deal with the world as it is now.’

Speaking as US President Donald Trump was on his way to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, von der Leyen described his threat to slap tariffs on European allies as ‘simply wrong’.

US President Donald Trump’s government has asked countries to pay up to $1 billion for a permanent spot on his ‘Board of Peace’ aimed at resolving conflicts, according to its charter seen by AFP.

The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but the charter does not appear to limit its role to the Palestinian territory.

• What will it do?

The Board of Peace will be chaired by Trump, according to its founding charter.

It is “an international organization that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict”, reads the preamble of the charter sent to countries invited to participate.

It will “undertake such peace-building functions in accordance with international law”, it adds.

• Who will run it?

Trump will be chairman but also “separately serve” as representative of the United States.

“The chairman shall have exclusive authority to create, modify or dissolve subsidiary entities as necessary or appropriate to fulfil the Board of Peace’s mission,” the document states.

He will pick members of an executive board to be “leaders of global stature” to “serve two-year terms, subject to removal by the chairman”.

• Who can be a member?

Member states must be invited by the US president and will be represented by their head of state or government.

Each member “shall serve a term of no more than three years”, the charter says.

But “the three-year membership term shall not apply to member states that contribute more than USD $1,000,000,000 in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year of the charter’s entry into force”, it adds.

• Who’s on the board?

The executive board will be chaired by Trump and include seven members:

• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
• Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special negotiator
• Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law
• Tony Blair, former UK prime minister
• Marc Rowan, billionaire US financier
• Ajay Banga, World Bank president
• Robert Gabriel, loyal Trump aide on the National Security Council