Greenland: “It will be done!!!,” threatens Trump – Baerbock speaks of “an absolute shot in the foot” ++ Live ticker | EUROtoday

After threats, now blackmail: US President Donald Trump is making an attempt to claim his declare to possession of Greenland with tariffs for Germany and different international locations. A particular European summit is eagerly awaited on the finish of the week.

8:18 a.m. – “UN order is under offensive attack,” says Baerbock

From the standpoint of the President of the UN General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, the USA can also be harming itself with its tariff coverage. What Trump is at present doing is “an absolute shot in the own economic knee,” mentioned the previous German Foreign Minister on Deutschlandfunk. “The USA is heavily in debt and has an absolute interest in continuing to trade.”

The rules-based order of the United Nations is “under offensive attack.” It have to be defended as a result of: “The United Nations Charter is our life insurance.”

6:42 a.m. – “It will be done” – Trump threatens Denmark once more

Trump once more accuses Denmark of not doing sufficient to fight Russia’s menace to Greenland. “NATO has been telling Denmark for 20 years that ‘the Russian threat must be removed from Greenland’. Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it. Now is the time and it will be done!!!,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. The US President left it open what particular steps he meant.

05:32 a.m. – EU organizes particular summit

EU Council President António Costa will convene a particular EU summit. The doable date for a gathering is Thursday.

One possibility is to determine on the retaliatory measures deliberate final 12 months in the course of the customs battle. The plan on the time was to impose retaliatory tariffs on US imports price round 93 billion euros.

5:09 a.m. – “The Europeans seem weak. The USA seems strong”

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mentioned on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” program: Greenland can solely be defended whether it is a part of the USA – and if Greenland is a part of the United States, there will likely be no must defend it within the first place. Bessent additionally mentioned: “The Europeans look weak. The US looks strong.”

4:14 a.m. – Old Trump tweet causes a stir

A tweet from the US President is at present inflicting a stir on social networks. In August 2019 – six and a half years in the past – Trump revealed a photograph of Greenland with a Trump Tower and wrote: “I promise I won’t do that to Greenland!”

3:51 a.m. – Trump treats EU like a “moron,” says Strack-Zimmermann

Marie Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, chairwoman of the EU Defense Committee, tells the “Spiegel”: “Trump is now treating Europe like an economic opponent and, even worse, like an idiot. He is using the security issue and Greenland as a means of pressure.”

Europe should now dwell collectively and reply with powerful financial countermeasures. Anyone who thinks that Trump will change his conduct is beneath phantasm. “The EU must not allow itself to be intimidated or blackmailed and must confidently follow its economic and security policy path,” mentioned the FDP politician.

12:56 a.m. – “We will protect our interests,” says von der Leyen

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen exhibits solidarity with Denmark and Greenland. “Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark,” she wrote on X that night.

“We will always protect our strategic economic and security interests.” “These challenges to our European solidarity will be met with steadfastness and determination.”

12:01 a.m. – Trump pronounces new punitive tariffs

Trump declared on Saturday that till the island of Greenland, which belongs to Denmark, is offered to the USA, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Finland ought to pay ten further tariffs from February 1st after which 25 p.c from June 1st.