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Tariffs on Nato allies are wrong, Starmer tells Trump in Greenland crisis call
Starmer condemned Trump’s planned tariffs on NATO allies, calling them wrong and harmful to transatlantic relations amid tensions over Greenland's sovereignty.
- Keir Starmer held a direct call with the US president and called the tariff threats `wrong` in criticism of Donald Trump's approach.
- Trump's bid to buy Greenland prompted threats to tax allied trade, with the US president saying the UK faces a 10% tariff from February 1, rising to 25% from June 1, and the same applies to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Finland.
- Downing Street said the UK Prime Minister spoke with Mette Frederiksen, Ursula von der Leyen, and Mark Rutte, reiterating the UK's position on Greenland and stressing High North security.
- In a joint statement today, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom pledged solidarity with Denmark and Greenland, while UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy called the tariff talks `deeply unhelpful and counterproductive`.
- NATO countries warned the threats risk a `dangerous downward sprial` in relations, while French President Emmanuel Macron said he would not bow to `intimidation` and Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Sweden, declared `we will not let ourselves be blackmailed`.
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