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Backlash after Trump threatens UK and other EU countries with tariffs over Greenland purchase
Donald Trump has sparked a strong backlash after saying he will impose tariffs on eight European countries - including the UK - until the US is allowed to purchase Greenland.
The US president said 10% tariffs would come into effect on 1 February for Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland. The rate would then climb to 25% on 1 June if no deal was in place for "the complete and total purchase of Greenland" by the United States, Mr Trump wrote in a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.
Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland - as it happened The US president seems to have acted on his previous warning that he would impose tariffs on countries that do not go along with his plan to acquire the Danish territory. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said Mr Trump was "completely wrong" for applying tariffs on allies who are "pursuing the collective security of NATO allies.
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