US EditionBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer Welcomes Trump Dropping Tariffs as Arctic Security Talks Begin
Starmer welcomed Trump dropping 10% tariffs and abandoning Greenland annexation plans, clearing the way for Arctic security cooperation after a deal with Mark Rutte at Davos.
- On Wednesday, Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the lifting of tariff threats against the United Kingdom, saying it allows work on Arctic security with Greenland and others.
- At Davos, Trump met Mark Rutte and abandoned talk of a trade war after threatening 10% import taxes, agreeing on a potential Arctic security deal.
- Speaking in Hertfordshire on Thursday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called the US president's shift `good news` and said `we can start hard yards and finding a way forward on security in the Arctic`.
- The Davos talks yielded a potential Arctic security deal involving mineral rights, and discussed an `Arctic sentry` for Nato countries to counter shared threats including in Greenland.
- At PMQs, the prime minister was criticised and Sir Ed Davey urged the UK to stand up to `bullies`, while Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper credited the climbdown to the UK's "determined diplomacy".
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UK's Starmer Welcomes Trump Move to Drop Greenland Tariff Threat
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his Danish counterpart on Thursday that US President Donald Trump's decision not to pursue tariffs on European countries who opposed his plans to take control of Greenland was a pragmatic and common sense step. Trump abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, ruled out the use of force and suggested a deal was in sight to end a dispute over the…
UK PM Starmer: time for 'hard yards' on Arctic security after U.S. tariff threat dropped
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said there would be "hard yards" ahead to address security concerns in the Arctic after U.S. President Donald Trump dropped threatened tariffs against European countries opposed to his desire to acquire Greenland.
PM says ‘hard yards’ of Greenland security ahead as he welcomes Trump’s shift
The Prime Minister said the US president’s shift in position was ‘good news’ as he spoke with residents on a visit to Hertfordshire on Thursday. Sir Keir Starmer has said the “hard yards” of bolstering Arctic security can begin as he welcomed Donald Trump dropping tariff threats against European nations opposed to his ambitions to annex Greenland. The Prime Minister said the US president’s shift in position was “good news” as he spoke with local…
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