Trump made it clear that he wants to see "immediate negotiations" on a U.S. takeover of Greenland.
The president said the United States probably won't get what it wants without using force, but he added:
I don't want to use violence. I won't use violence.
Trump seems to have taken some notice of the reactions to his threats of military intervention, believes Dag Blanck, professor of North American studies at Uppsala University.
The interpretation of the speech is that he wants Greenland but does not intend to deploy military forces, says Blanck.
Whether he really means it is hard to know.
However, it is clear that Trump still refuses to compromise on the fundamental issue.
The most important message is that he wants Greenland.
Otherwise, Trump devoted a large part of his hour-long speech to praising his own economic policies, and addressed a number of other domestic policy issues.
It was strikingly similar to one of his usual campaign speeches to loyal voters, in which he boasts about what he has accomplished.
And this is what he is giving to the world's political and business elite in Davos. It is very different.
