President Donald Trump has announced sweeping tariffs against eight European nations in his most aggressive move yet to force Denmark into surrendering Greenland, declaring duties of 10 per cent on all goods from NATO allies beginning 1 February. The unprecedented trade war threat targets Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland, with tariffs set to escalate to 25 per cent by June unless an agreement is reached for what Trump described as the 'complete and total purchase of Greenland'.
The announcement, made via Truth Social on Saturday, came as thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Copenhagen and Greenland's capital Nuuk, waving red and white flags whilst chanting 'Greenland is not for sale'. Trump justified the tariffs by claiming these countries were 'playing this very dangerous game' and warned they had 'put a level of risk in play that is not tenable or sustainable'.
