COPENHAGEN, Denmark
European governments condemned President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 10% tariffs on eight countries for opposing U.S. control of Greenland, calling the move an alarming escalation that could fracture vital transatlantic partnerships.
The list, announced Friday, includes Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland. It remains unclear whether the tariffs would target the European Union as a whole.
Trump framed the tariffs as retaliation for the symbolic deployment of European troops to Greenland—a move the allies say was a direct response to his own calls for bolstered Arctic security.
The threat marks a dangerous new test for NATO and European alliances, turning a diplomatic dispute over the Arctic island into a potential trade war with America’s closest partners.
By James Kisoo
