Donald Trump is putting pressure on Europe over Greenland. The President of the United States has claimed the US needs the Arctic province island for national security, and if they don’t get it, Russia and China will. Now, Russia has broken its silence with a chilling response.
For a long time, Donald Trump has claimed the US needs Greenland for national security. In recent months, his rhetoric has grown more aggressive, not ruling out taking the island, which is a part of the Danish Royal Kingdom, by military force.
Europe has stood firm over Trump’s threats, with Danish allies coming to Greenland’s defense. As a response, Trump threatened to impose 10% tariffs on his US allies Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland, starting on February 1. If a deal is not reached by June 1, the tariffs would rise to 25%.
Europe has responded by threatening to impose its own tariffs on the US. Trump has traveled to Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Forum, and early Tuesday, he said he will tell European leaders the US “have to have” Greenland.