Trump vows tariffs on European countries over Greenland
US President Donald Trump is threatening European nations with tariffs in a lengthy post on social media.
US President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs on a number of European nations until a deal can be struck on annexing Greenland.
Trump vowed 10 per cent tariffs on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland, starting February 1.
The tariffs on âany and all goodsâ to the US would rise to 25 per cent from June 1, he revealed in a lengthy post on Truth Social.
âThis Tariff will be due and payable until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland,â Trump wrote.
âWe have subsidised Denmark, and all of the Countries of the European Union, and others, for many years by not charging them Tariffs, or any other forms of remuneration.
âNow, after Centuries, it is time for Denmark to give back â World Peace is at stake!
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âChina and Russia want Greenland, and there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it.
âThey currently have two dogsleds as protection, one added recently.
âOnly the United States of America, under PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, can play in this game, and very successfully, at that!
âNobody will touch this sacred piece of Land, especially since the National Security of the United States, and the World at large, is at stake.â
Trump accused the countries he is targeting of âplaying a very dangerous gameâ.
European countries this week sent small numbers of military personnel to the island at Denmarkâs â request.
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âTherefore, it is imperative that, in order to protect Global Peace and Security, strong measures be taken so that this potentially perilous situation end quickly, and without question,â stated Trump.
It comes as thousands of people took to the streets in protest in Greenland and Denmark, with placards declaring that Greenland is ânot for saleâ.
Demonstrations were held in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, and other cities and the capital of Greenland, Nuuk.
They coincided with a delegation US politicians visiting Copenhagen to meet the Danish and Greenlandic âleaders on Friday to reassure them of congressional support.
Trump has said Greenland is vital to US security because of âits strategic location and large supply of minerals and has not ruled out the use of force to take it.
Trump said on Friday he may impose tariffs on countries that did not support his plan, âbecause we need Greenland for national securityâ.
The delegation in Copenhagen included Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Lisa âMurkowski while the rest were Democratic lawmakers.
Marking the occasion, the Greenlandic flag was being flown at the main staircase of the Danish parliament building, Christiansborg, in central Copenhagen.
-with AAP
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