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'Our position on Greenland is non-negotiable', says minister amid Trump tariff threat
The UK government rejects US tariffs intended to pressure a Greenland purchase, calling the island's future non-negotiable and affirming it belongs to Greenland and Denmark.
- On Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff from February 1 rising to 25% from June 1 on goods from the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland until a Greenland purchase deal is reached.
- In recent weeks, the White House intensified calls for a US takeover, with US President Donald Trump citing Greenland's strategic location and warning that China and Russia want control.
- Facing the tariffs, the UK government says its position on Greenland is non-negotiable, Lisa Nandy called the threats "deeply unhelpful and counterproductive," and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer vowed to pursue the matter with the US.
- EU ambassadors are due to hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Sunday as European leaders warned tariffs risk a "dangerous downward spiral" and Denmark stressed Greenland is not for sale.
- Earlier this week, the UK confirmed it sent a military officer to Greenland at Denmark's request for a reconnaissance group, while political figures including Kemi Badenoch condemned the US tariff plan.
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13 minutes agoShareSaveMaia DaviesShareSaveThe UK will not compromise on its position that Greenland’s future must be decided by its own people, the culture secretary has said.Lisa Nandy said Donald Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on the UK and other European allies over their opposition to a US takeover of the Danish territory was “deeply unhelpful and counterproductive”.She told BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that an “adult debate” with …
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UK position on Greenland non-negotiable, Nandy says, amid Trump threat
EU leaders have warned tariffs would risk a ‘dangerous downward spiral’ in transatlantic relations.
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