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Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
Donald Trump has said he will impose 10% tariffs on Nato countries – including the UK, France, and Germany – who have deployed troops to Greenland amid US threats to take over the Arctic island.
In a lengthy Truth Social post, he said “Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Finland have journeyed to Greenland, for purposes unknown”, adding: “This is a very dangerous situation for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Planet.”
The US president said 10% tariffs will be imposed on all goods the countries export to the United States from 1 February, followed by a 25% rate from 1 June.
“This Tariff will be due and payable until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland,” he added.
Trump reiterated his warning that “China and Russia want Greenland”, saying “there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it”.
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Nigel Farage has condemned Donald Trump’s tariffs on European countries, as he warned that they “will hurt us”.
Posting on social media, the Reform UK leader said:
We don’t always agree with the US government and in this case we certainly don’t. These tariffs will hurt us. If Greenland is vulnerable to malign influences, then have another look at Diego Garcia.
Farage’s post referred to the UK’s deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which he has repeatedly condemned.
Under the deal, the UK will hand over sovereignty of the islands but retain control over a joint UK-US military base on the island of Diego Garcia for an “initial period” of 99 years.
Donald Trump said European countries were playing a “very dangerous game” as he condemned their decision to deploy military personnel to Greenland and announced a new wave of tariffs against them.
The UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Finland are all set to face 10% tariffs on goods exported to the US from 1 February, with the rate rising to 25% on 1 June, Trump said.
As a reminder, the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and the Netherlands this week said they would send troops to Greenland to participate in a so-called reconnaissance mission.
The UK has sent one military officer, while France and Germany deployed 15 and 13, respectively.
On Thursday, France’s president Emmanuel Macron said an “initial team of French soldiers” had already been deployed to the Arctic island, adding that they “will be reinforced in the coming days by land, air and sea assets”.
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Former UK national security adviser and retired senior diplomat, Lord Peter Ricketts, has told BBC Radio 4’s PM programme that “the right thing for the European countries is to react very calmly” and “go on making the case that America can have all its security interests served by working with Denmark and with Nato”.
“Remember that in the cold war, America had 10,000 troops in Greenland, so it’s entirely open to the Americans to increase their military presence without going unilateral and these kind of threatening approaches,” he said.
He added that European leaders could in private make clear that “this tariff business isn’t going to work – for one thing, the European Union has a single tariff, so he will find he can’t put tariffs on individual EU countries; it’s the EU as a whole”.
“Rather than threatening tariffs, we need to be working together to work out the very legitimate issues about Greenland security – not that China is about to take it over, but that all of us in Nato have Arctic security as a priority,” Ricketts said.
The way to do this is to work together and in the past, I think Keir Starmer and others have been quite effective at working with President Trump privately, not taking him on in public, and I think we need to go back into that routine to get him to see that there are other ways of achieving what he wants without this sort of threatening, blustering language about tariffs.
Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, has called on Keir Starmer to “stand firm against the bully in the White House” after Donald Trump announced he would impose tariffs on European countries.
Posting on X, Davey said the prime minister’s “US policy lies in tatters”, adding: “Trump is now punishing the UK and Nato allies just for doing the right thing.
“Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.”
Kemi Badenoch has described Donald Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on European countries as a “terrible idea”.
Posting on social media, the Conservative leader said:
President Trump is completely wrong to announce tariffs on the UK over Greenland. People in both UK and US will face higher costs. These tariffs will be yet another burden for businesses across our country. The sovereignty of Greenland should only be decided by the people of Greenland. On this, I agree with Keir Starmer.
As a reminder, Donald Trump had previously threatened to impose tariffs on countries opposing his plan to take control of Greenland.
Speaking during an event at the White House yesterday, he said: “I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security.”
Donald Trump has said “world peace is at stake” as he unveiled 10% tariffs on European countries opposing US plans to acquire Greenland.
Posting on Truth Social, the US president said:
We have subsidized Denmark, and all of the Countries of the European Union, and others, for many years by not charging them Tariffs, or any other forms of remuneration. Now, after Centuries, it is time for Denmark to give back — World Peace is at stake!
Trump concluded his post by saying the US is “immediately open to negotiation with Denmark and/or any of these Countries that have put so much at risk, despite all that we have done for them, including maximum protection, over so many decades”.
Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
Donald Trump has said he will impose 10% tariffs on Nato countries – including the UK, France, and Germany – who have deployed troops to Greenland amid US threats to take over the Arctic island.
In a lengthy Truth Social post, he said “Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Finland have journeyed to Greenland, for purposes unknown”, adding: “This is a very dangerous situation for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Planet.”
The US president said 10% tariffs will be imposed on all goods the countries export to the United States from 1 February, followed by a 25% rate from 1 June.
“This Tariff will be due and payable until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland,” he added.
Trump reiterated his warning that “China and Russia want Greenland”, saying “there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it”.
Donald Trump is using Greenland “as a weapon of mass distraction from the real threats” such as Russia’s war in Ukraine, the former head of Nato has said.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who also served as Denmark’s prime minister from 2001 to 2009, told the Financial Times:
I am actually concerned that the world’s attention is now focused on something that does not represent a threat, neither to Europe nor to the United States — namely Greenland, a friendly ally of the United States — instead of focusing on what should be the focal point right now: namely, how can we force Putin to the negotiation table in Ukraine?
Rasmussen said he has “considered the United States as the natural leader of the free world” since his childhood.
“I’ve even spoken about the US as the world’s policeman,” he added. “Now we see the United States use a language that’s pretty close to the gangsters that they should control in Moscow, Beijing, etc.”
Summary
If you’re just joining us, here’s a round-up of the day’s main developments:
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Thousands gathered all around Denmark and in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, as part of a planned “Hands Off Greenland” action protesting Donald Trump and his threats to take over the island. “We are demonstrating against American statements and ambitions to annex Greenland. We demand respect for the Danish Realm and for Greenland’s right to self-determination,” Camilla Siezing, chair of the Joint Association Inuit, said in a statement.
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These protests took place after Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose tariffs on countries that do not “go along” with his plan to annex Greenland. He later doubled down on those statements by posting on Truth Social an image of himself accompanied with the caption “Mister Tariff” and “The Tariff King”.
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Meanwhile, a bipartisan congressional delegation continued to meet with Danish and Greenlandic leaders in Copenhagen, where they maintained their support of both Greenland and Denmark in direct contrast with statements coming from the White House.
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With Nato allies troops in Greenland this week, some Greenland residents are now preparing for the worst, either stocking up on supplies or readying themselves to flee quickly.
Here are some images coming out of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, where demonstrators held a “Hands Off Greenland” rally in protest of Donald Trump and his plan to annex the island.
While thousands gathered and marched in Copenhagen in protest of Donald Trump and his plan to take control of Greenland, other rallies were planned around Denmark in support of the Arctic island.
Here’s a look at where the other demonstrations were scheduled to take place around Denmark today:
Some Greenland residents have told AFP that they are weighing drastic options as Donald Trump continues to push his plans to take control of their home.
Ulrikke Andersen, who lives in the capital of Nuuk, told AFP that if the US invades Greenland, she will flee with her daughter. “Before, I was ready to die for my country but when I had a kid that changed everything,” she said.
Others told AFP that they were planning for the worst case scenario – filling their freezers, stocking up on water and petrol and buying generators.
“I’m thinking about where to hide and what medicines we need to stock,” said 35-year-old student Nuunu Binzer. “But I haven’t done it yet.”
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