Trump-Greenland newest updates: President threatens to ‘100%’ perform tariffs as Denmark ramps up navy presence | EUROtoday

Greenland prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen mentioned in a Facebook submit that Donald Trump’s tariff threats wouldn’t change their stance.

“We will not be pressured,” he wrote.

His assertion comes as hundreds of Greenlanders marched over the weekend in protest of any effort to take over their island.

Donald Trump mentioned the U.S. would speak about buying Greenland at this week’s Davos World Economic Forum as a result of Denmark can’t shield the nation.

“We have to have it. They have to have this done. They can’t protect it, Denmark, they’re wonderful people,” Trump informed reporters in Florida.

“I know the leaders, they’re very good people, but they don’t even go there.”

Norwegian authorities have despatched greater than 13,500 warning letters to residents, alerting them that the navy could seize personal property, automobiles, boats and gear ought to a conflict escape.

The notices have been issued on Monday and have been legitimate for 12 months. They function advance notification to owners of potential requisitions.

Military officers mentioned the measures are supposed to make sure defence forces can shortly entry important sources in a wartime state of affairs.

“The requisitions are intended to ensure that, in a wartime situation, the armed forces have access to the resources necessary for the defence of the country,” the navy mentioned in a press release, in line with Euro News.

Anders Jernberg, the pinnacle of the navy’s logistics organisation, mentioned: “Norway is in the most serious security policy situation since World War Two. Our society must be prepared for security policy crises and, in the worst case, war.”

“We are undertaking a major build-up of military and civil preparedness.”

Asian shares fell this morning, whereas the greenback remained underneath stress and the U.S. treasury yields climbed to their highest degree in additional than 4 months, as a resurgence of trade-war considerations hit danger sentiment and sparked promoting in U.S. belongings.

U.S. president Donald Trump’s push to take management of Greenland by threatening further tariffs – a transfer that dangers fuelling commerce tensions with Europe – has led to uncertainty within the markets with buyers scurrying for safe-haven belongings, together with the Swiss Franc and gold.

The tensions have revived speak of the “Sell America” commerce that emerged within the aftermath of his sweeping “Liberation Day” levies final April, the place buyers promote U.S. shares, greenback and treasuries.

That commerce gave the impression to be gathering momentum in Asian hours as we speak.

Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures slid 1 per cent in early commerce, whereas the greenback remained susceptible and the yield on 10-year U.S. treasury observe rose to 4.265 per cent, its highest degree since early September.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outdoors Japan was 0.44 per cent decrease, inching additional away from the document highs it hit final week.

Donald Trump has vowed to observe by on his menace to impose tariffs on eight European nations that oppose his demand to take management of Greenland.

However, Trump responded with “no comment” when requested by NBC News whether or not he would use power to grab the Danish territory.

Asked if he’ll observe by on the tariff menace, Trump mentioned: “I will, 100 per cent.”

The U.S. president added: “Europe ought to focus on the war with Russia and Ukraine because, frankly, you see what that’s gotten them… That’s what Europe should focus on – not Greenland.”

Nigel Farage has warned that tensions between the U.S. and its European allies over Greenland signify the “biggest fracture” within the transatlantic relationship because the Suez disaster of 1956 as he clashed with U.S. home speaker Mike Johnson.

He informed GB News that, “friends can disagree in private, and that’s fine. That’s part of life, part of politics”.

“But to have a U.S. president threatening tariffs unless we agree that he can take over Greenland, by some means, without it seems even getting the consent of the people of Greenland… I mean, this is a very hostile act. There’s no other way I can put it.”

Speaker Johnson responded: “Yes, the president has a certain manner in which he goes about doing things. Sometimes it’s for effect, the shock and awe that is a means to an end.

“This ‘take him critically, not actually’ phrase, we’ve heard that. We take him critically, not all the time actually. I believe he’s okay with that.”Whereas in America, the far-left media take him always literally and not seriously, and I think that’s their mistake.

“I believe what the President has in thoughts with Greenland is that he understands the strategic significance of it, the growing significance, as you mentioned.

“Farage added: “This does threaten Nato. Basically, Nato has been quite a good anchor.”

Britain’s relationship with Donald Trump’s U.S. administration is being tested by the Greenland crisis, trade secretary Peter Kyle said.

He said that disruption is becoming normalised in the world economy, and that the government was having “frank” talks with U.S. officials over the threat of tariffs being imposed on European countries opposed to Trump’s goal of annexing the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Kyle said tariffs are a “lose-lose” policy and “the stakes are always very high” but there could be “opportunities in adversity” for British exporters.

The government is in regular contact with U.S. commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and US trade representative Jamieson Greer, Kyle said.

“We have good, strong relationships. One of the things I’ve enjoyed in getting to know the U.S. administration has been that they are all individual characters and very unique characters.

“I think very often when you meet a government representative, we all kind of project the collective personality of the government so that people see consistency.

“Part of the uniqueness of this administration is that they are an administration of real characters who are all quite unique and it’s been really interesting and rewarding getting to know them.

“But at moments like this, relationships are tested. And yes, of course, we’re having frank conversations. But in my experience, all of the key protagonists in the administration thrive on frank conversations and wouldn’t have it any other way.”

The UK’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has confirmed she had spoken with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday, following questions from the country’s shadow foreign secretary, Dame Priti Patel.

Addressing the Commons, the foreign secretary said: “She asked what work can be done to establish constructive discussions and talks.

“This is an issue that I talked to the Danish foreign minister about today, because they have set out a process to have detailed talks with the US on how to strengthen security around Greenland, being very clear that the issue of sovereignty was non-negotiable, but there are many issues to be discussed around strengthening security.

“I have spoken to Secretary Rubio today, and we have agreed to take forward further discussions on this issue.”

She said the government will be “pursuing every avenue for discussions” with the US to prevent the tariffs President Donald Trump has threatened over his goal of acquiring Greenland and the escalation of a trade war, as well as to “replace the threats to sovereignty and tariffs with a constructive, shared approach to our security in the Arctic”.