Trump will impose 10% tariffs on eight European countries from February. He wants to force Europe to resolve the issue of the sale of Greenland.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced on Sunday that he spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump about the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic. The conversation came after Trump on Saturday threatened to impose import tariffs on some NATO member countries in Europe if they did not support his efforts to take control of Greenland. It was reported by the AFP agency.
“We will continue our efforts. I look forward to meeting him in Davos next week,” Rutte wrote in a post on Platform X. He did not provide further details about the conversation with the White House chief.
Trump’s threat of tariffs
On Saturday, Trump announced that he would impose a ten percent import tariff on eight European countries – Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Finland – starting February 1, which will apply until the issue of the acquisition of Greenland by the United States is resolved. The duty may increase to 25 percent from June 1. The representatives of these countries rejected Trump’s threat and called it unacceptable.
The five-day meeting of the World Economic Forum will begin in Davos on Monday. Trump is scheduled to speak at it on Wednesday.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lökke Rasmussen said on Sunday during his visit to Norway in light of Trump’s threat that the world order as we know it and the future of NATO are at stake. However, he has no doubt that Denmark can count on “strong European support” in the dispute over Greenland.
