US EditionDanish officials react to tariff threat: We will not ‘bow down’ to Trump’s ‘bullying tactics’
European and UK leaders defend Greenland's autonomy and consider EU's anti-coercion trade tool amid Trump's threat to impose tariffs starting at 10% on February 1.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump threatened tariffs via Truth Social, stating they would start February 1 and rise to 25% on June 1 until a Greenland deal is reached.
- European leaders pushed back, defending Greenland's self-determination as a self-governing territory within Denmark and deployed allied forces to strengthen Arctic security.
- Ulf Kristersson rejected 'blackmail' and stated 'Only Denmark and Greenland decide on issues concerning Denmark and Greenland,' while Kaja Kallas warned `China and Russia must be having a field day`.
- Officials warned the dispute risks fracturing NATO cohesion, with Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President, and Sir Keir Starmer, British Prime Minister, condemning tariffs on allies.
- Tariff warnings highlight risks to European and U.S. prosperity as European leaders said they would respond in a united, coordinated manner should measures be confirmed.
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Berlin rejects Trump's 'unacceptable' tariff threat in Greenland row
BERLIN — The German government has denounced U.S. President Donald Trump's "unacceptable" threat of punitive tariffs over the Greenland dispute, as parties across the political spectrum in Berlin scrambled to respond to the latest U.S. foreign policy provocation. "He is escalating the trade conflict with these threats," said government spokesman Stefan Kornelius in the German capital on Monday. There are no winners in a trade conflict, Korneliu…
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