Trump walks back Greenland tariffs threat, citing vague ‘deal’ over territory
by Lauren Aratani in New York and Andrew Roth from on (#730GT)
US president claims framework' of agreement in the works after very productive' meeting with Nato secretary general
Donald Trump has walked back his threat to impose sweeping US tariffs on eight European countries, claiming he had agreed the framework of a future deal" on Greenland.
Four days after vowing to introduce steep import duties on a string of US allies over their support for Greenland's continued status as an autonomous Danish territory, the president backed down.
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