Greenland’s Minister for Mineral Resources, Naaja Nathanielsen, praised the united stance of European countries against Washington’s escalating pressure. She responded to Donald Trump’s decision on Saturday to impose punitive tariffs on eight European states, which sent military reinforcements to the Arctic at the request of Denmark.
Greenlandic Minister Naaja Nathanielsen praised on Saturday the reaction of European countries to which US President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs in connection with the future of her island. This was reported by the AFP agency, writes TASR.
- The Greenlandic minister praised the reaction of European countries to the tariffs.
- Trump threatened tariffs over Greenland’s future.
- The US wants Greenland to be part of its territory.
- Several European states rejected Trump’s threats.
- Democrats in the US want to block the new tariffs in the Senate.
“I am amazed by the first reactions of the affected countries,” said the minister for mineral resources in a message published on the social network. “I am grateful and I hope that diplomacy and alliance will win,” she added.
Trump’s tariffs
Trump announced on Saturday that he would impose new tariffs on imports from eight European countries that have sent troops to Greenland. The head of the White House demands that this autonomous Danish territory become part of the US. Several European leaders condemned his threats as unacceptable.
The head of the White House said that he will impose a ten percent tariff on all goods imported into the US from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland from February 1, and will increase it to 25 percent from June 1, if the issue of the acquisition of Greenland by the United States is not resolved.
Democrats want to block tariffs
In response, the leader of the Democratic minority in the US Senate, Chuck Schumer, announced that he wants to stop these Trump tariffs. “Senate Democrats will introduce a bill to block these tariffs before they cause further damage to the American economy and our allies in Europe,” he said.
Although the Democrats have a minority in the US Senate, several Republicans have already criticized Trump’s plans for tariffs, added the DPA agency.
