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Trump tariff threats over Greenland 'risk dangerous downward spiral', warn Nato members
Eight NATO and EU countries denounce Trump's tariff threats as harmful to transatlantic relations and warn of a dangerous downward spiral, the joint statement said.
- On Jan. 18, 2026, President Donald Trump used Truth Social to announce 10% tariffs from Feb. 1 rising to 25% on June 1 unless the U.S. buys Greenland, targeting eight European countries.
- Recent troop deployments in Greenland involved European countries' small troop deployments for Arctic security training, while President Donald Trump argues U.S. control counters Russia and China amid protests in Denmark and Nuuk.
- European institutions responded by calling an emergency meeting as the tariff timetable sets a 10% import tax from February 1 and rises to 25% on June 1; the eight-nation joint statement said, `Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral`.
- Opponents warned that tariff threats risk suspending EU-US trade work, triggering the Anti-Coercion Instrument, and making Europe and the United States poorer, benefiting Russia and China.
- Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere warned, `I think we should be very careful not to have a trade war that spirals out of control. I don't think anyone benefits from that`, as NATO allies plan further talks at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Trump's Saturday announcement sets up a potentially dangerous test of U.S. partnerships in Europe. He appeared to indicate that he was using the tariffs as leverage to force talks over the status of Greenland.
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Europe warns of 'downward spiral' after tariff threat
BERLIN — The eight European countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland blasted the move Sunday, warning that his threats "undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral."
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