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Georgia Bell

Europe warns tariff threat ‘risks dangerous downwards spiral’ in Greenland row

Donald Trump now faces tariffs of his own as European leaders retaliate - (PA Archive)

The US could reportedly face retaliatory tariffs worth over £80bn (€93bn) from the European Union after Donald Trump’s threat to impose trade levies on the UK and other countries over Greenland.

The tariffs are part of the US President’s strategy to push forward his planned takeover of the world's largest island, a territory governed by Denmark, which Trump has insisted is crucial to US security in the North Atlantic.

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