Trump news at a glance: European leaders condemn threat of tariffs over Greenland
by Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#72XF8)
French president says no amount of intimidation' will make EU change course; Greenlanders march against takeover threat. Key US politics stories from Saturday 17 January at a glance
European leaders have hit back at Donald Trump's threats to impose tariffs on countries opposing his Greenland takeover, saying the move would undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral".
The US president threatened a 25% tariff on a slew of European countries - including Denmark, Germany, France and the UK - until the US is allowed to purchase Greenland, in an extraordinary escalation of the president's bid to claim the autonomous Danish territory.
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