US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States would impose a 10 per cent import tax from February 1 on goods from eight European countries, citing their opposition to US control of Greenland.
In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said the tariffs would apply to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland. He added that the levy would rise to 25 per cent from June 1 if an agreement was not reached on what he described as the “complete and total purchase of Greenland” by the United States.
The move marks a sharp escalation in tensions between Washington and its NATO allies and risks further straining an alliance that has underpinned transatlantic security since 1949. Trump has frequently used trade measures as leverage against both allies and rivals, a strategy that has drawn mixed responses, including investment pledges from some countries and resistance from others such as China, Brazil, and India.
It remains unclear how the tariffs would be imposed under US law. However, Trump could seek to invoke economic emergency powers, which are currently the subject of a challenge before the US Supreme Court.
In his post, Trump said the tariffs were in response to recent visits to Greenland by representatives from Britain, the Netherlands, and Finland, as well as broader opposition to his push to acquire the semi-autonomous territory, which belongs to NATO ally Denmark.
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