President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs on eight European NATO states for opposing his plan to acquire Greenland<\/p>\n
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has denounced US tariff threats, calling them \u201cblackmail\u201d against his country and its allies.
\nThe comment comes in response to Washington hitting eight European NATO nations with import duties for opposing US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans to acquire the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland.
\nOn Friday, Trump said he would impose a 10% levy on US imports from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, and Finland starting February 1. He stressed that the tariffs would rise to 25% in June, and remain in place until a \u201ccomplete and total purchase\u201d of the Arctic island is achieved.
\n\u201cWe will not be blackmailed,\u201d Kristersson wrote Saturday in a post on X, stressing that Copenhagen is currently discussing the matter with other EU countries, Norway, and the UK to coordinate a joint response.
\n\u201cOnly Denmark and Greenland decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. I will always stand up for my country and for our allied neighbors,\u201d he said, highlighting that the issue \u201caffects many more countries than those currently being singled out.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The NATO countries hit by the tariffs recently joined Denmark in sending small military contingents to Greenland, symbolically affirming the island\u2019s sovereignty. Both Danish and Greenlandic authorities have stressed the territory is not for sale, noting that a vote in 2008 confirmed continued autonomy under Denmark.
\nTrump\u2019s move drew strong criticism in Europe. French President Emmanuel Macron called the tariff threats unacceptable and promised a \u201cunited and coordinated\u201d response. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the threats would harm transatlantic ties and reiterated EU solidarity with Denmark and Greenland. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the tariffs as \u201ccompletely wrong,\u201d saying they undermine NATO, and pledging direct talks with the US.
\nThe US president has recently stepped up efforts to bring Greenland under US control, a goal he has pursued since his first term. Trump argues that the acquisition is crucial for US national security to counter Chinese and Russian influence in the Arctic \u2013 an assertion rejected by both Beijing and Moscow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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