Bart De Wever has warned the US president against \u201ccrossing red lines\u201d with military threats<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump\u2019s threats of military action against Denmark over Greenland are \u201cunheard of,\u201d while tariffs against NATO allies are potentially \u201ccatastrophic,\u201d Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has said.
\nLast week, Trump announced tariffs on eight European NATO countries \u2013 Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, and Finland \u2013 that deployed small military contingents to Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory targeted by Trump for potential US annexation. This has intensified tensions between Washington and its European NATO allies, deepening divisions within the bloc.
\nSpeaking to the media on Tuesday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, De Wever directed hard rhetoric at the US president for overstepping Europe\u2019s \u201cred lines,\u201d saying the EU is prepared to defend its sovereignty.
\n\u201cWe have to tell Trump as Europe: here and no further. Back down or we\u2019re going all the way,\u201d he said, adding that \u201cthe more you indulge him, the more brazen he becomes.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The prime minister added during a panel discussion at the forum that Europe must make a decisive stance against the US, saying it is \u201cat a crossroads\u201d where it has to choose to either unite or \u201cexplode in any possible direction.\u201d
\nDe Wever noted that until now, Europe has tried to \u201cappease\u201d Trump and was \u201cvery lenient, hoping to get his support for the Ukraine war.\u201d
\n\u201cBut now, so many red lines are being crossed that you have the choice between your self respect. Being a happy vessel is one thing, being a miserable slave is something else,\u201d he said, arguing that if Europe backs down now it will lose its \u201cdignity.\u201d
\nHe warned that America\u2019s actions could lead to \u201cthe end of an era of 80 years of Atlantism,\u201d calling the threats to NATO allies a breaking point.
\nDe Wever is set to meet with Trump on Wednesday in Davos, along with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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