Some hope his moves on Greenland are a ploy to force Europe to take Arctic security seriously. That seems highly optimistic
Never before has a Truth Social post generated such anger and fear across the European continent. The message: Europe’s largest economies will have to pay an additional 10pc tariff, rising to 25pc in June, until Greenland is part of the United States. On Monday, the author, Donald Trump, reiterated the threat and vowed that he was 100pc committed to executing it if Washington’s European allies didn’t get with the programme.
President Emmanuel Macron says France decries US President Donald Trump's threat to impose levies on countries opposing his plans to seize Greenland. Speaking in Davos, Macron said: ‘we do prefer respect to bullies … and we do prefer rule of law to brutality." pic.twitter.com/leBVxaor7F
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