2 h. ago Starmer tells Trump it is ‘wrong’ to impose tariffs on Nato allies

The prime minister will face questions on the government’s approach to dealing with the increasingly volatile US administration in the wake of Donald Trump’s fresh tariff threats

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5 h. ago Starmer has spoken to Donald Trump on the phone about his 'gangster' threats of a trade war over Greenland and told him it's 'wrong' after Europe warned of a 'dangerous downward spiral' in Nato

Sir Keir Starmer told US President Donald Trump that 'applying tariffs on allies for pursuing the collective security of Nato allies is wrong' in a telephone call this afternoon, No10 has said.

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6 h. ago Mike Pence joins growing number of Republicans opposing Trump over Greenland

Former VP and other GOP officials warn against president’s threats that risk ‘fracturing’ NATO alliances

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6 h. ago It's 'wrong' to apply tariffs to Nato allies, Starmer tells Trump in Greenland crisis call

US president said he would charge the UK a 10% tariff 'on any and all goods' sent to the US from February 1

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7 h. ago Starmer tells Trump it is ‘wrong’ to apply tariffs to allies over Greenland

Sir Keir also spoke to Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Nato chief Mark Rutte.

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7 h. ago Keir Starmer tells Donald Trump he's 'wrong' over Greenland tariffs as he calls US President

Keir Starmer spoke to Donald Trump on the phone after NATO countries including the UK accused the US President of risking a "dangerous downward sprial" in relations

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8 h. ago Trump’s tariff shock suggests EU’s strategy of flattery and appeasement has failed

Next few weeks will show if Trump has finally pushed too far with Greenland levies, as calls grow for bloc to take tougher actionEurope live – latest updatesAs the sun set over the port of Limassol in Cyprus, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, last Thursday used a tried and tested formula to describe the United States – calling it one of “our allies, our partners”. Only 24 hours earlier, Denmark, an EU and Nato member state, had warned that Donald Trump was intent on “conquering” Greenland, but the reflex at the top of the EU executive to describe the US as a friend runs deep.Trump’s weekend announcement that eight countries that have supported Greenland would face tariffs unless there was a deal to sell the territory to the US was another hammer to the transatlantic alliance, mocking the notion that the US is Europe’s ally. The eight countries include six EU member states, as well as Norway and the UK, the latter unprotected by the much vaunted “special rela...

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12 h. ago Starmer joins European allies warning of 'dangerous downward spiral' in Nato after Trump's 'gangster' threat of trade war unless he gets Greenland

A joint statement from Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK said they stood 'firmly behind' the 'principles of sovereignty'.

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18 h. ago Starmer faces demands to cancel King's state visit to the US over Trump's 'gangster' threat to impose tariffs on the EU and Europe unless he gets Greenland

Donald Trump has shocked NATO allies by warning that opponents of an American takeover of the Danish territory will be hit with punitive tariffs from February 1.

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24 h. ago Donald Trump backlash as EU leaders angry at president's Greenland tariff plans

Sir Keir Starmer and European leaders united in condemnation of Donald Trump's plan to apply tariffs on several NATO allies until a deal is reached for the US to acquire Greenland from Denmark

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28 h. ago Keir Starmer says Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs over Greenland is ‘completely wrong’

US president accuses several countries of playing ‘a dangerous game’

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55 h. ago NATO allies to deploy troops to Greenland in just HOURS as Trump makes fresh threat

Germany, Canada and the Netherlands are sending forces to Greenland for military exercises amid growing tensions over Donald Trump's repeated threats to take control of the Arctic island

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57 h. ago UK's plan to send just one military member to Greenland 'sounds like bad action movie'

Soldiers, ships, and aircraft from Denmark and four other NATO allies are heading to Greenland after Trump threatened to take over the island - but the UK is sending just one officer

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57 h. ago Trump threatens tariffs against those who oppose him taking Greenland

President raises pressure on European allies as US envoy says deal to take island ‘should and will be made’Fear in Greenland as threat of invasion loomsDonald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on countries that do not “go along” with his plan to annex Greenland, increasing pressure on European allies who have opposed his effort to take over the Arctic territory.After a tense week in which Nato allies deployed troops to the largely autonomous territory, which is part of the Danish kingdom, the US president announced he might punish countries that do not support his plans to take over Greenland, using force if necessary. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'The end of the world as we know it': Poland warns of 'disaster' if NATO nations turn on each other over Trump's bid to claim Greenland as Danish troops arrive in the region

Poland's Prime Minister said that his country would not send soldiers to Greenland, making clear that any aggression between NATO allies would shatter global security.

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3 d. ago France becomes latest Nato member to confirm Greenland troop deployment – Europe live

Múte B. Egede, Greenland’s deputy prime minister, said more soldiers were expected in the coming daysDanish prime minister Mette Frederiksen has responded to last night’s “not easy” meeting with US representatives in Washington, warning that “there is a fundamental disagreement” over “the American ambition to take over Greenland.”In a post on Facebook, Frederiksen stressed the Danish government would “continue our efforts to prevent this scenario from becoming a reality.”The defence and protection of Greenland is a common concern for the entire Nato alliance. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump says NATO must back US bid to 'put Greenland in the hands of the US', warns 'anything less is unacceptable' and mocks island's 'two dogsleds' defence again

In a post on his platform Truth Social on Wednesday, the US President wrote: 'The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security'

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4 d. ago Trump says NATO must back US bid to 'put Greenland in the hands of the US' because it makes the alliance stronger and warns 'anything less is unacceptable'

In a post on his platform Truth Social on Wednesday, the US President wrote: 'The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security'

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5 d. ago £10 for graffiti & £7,000 for MURDER: Putin’s payments to Russian sabotage agents wreaking havoc in UK & Europe revealed

A TENNER for graffiti, £445 for reconnaissance and £7,000 for murder – these are the going rates for Europeans willing to betray their country for Vladimir Putin. A bombshell report released today reveals how devastating "hybrid warfare" operations attributed to Russian military intelligence have tripled across NATO allies since Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Russia is...

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5 d. ago US invasion would be an attack on all Nato allies, says Greenland minister

Naaja Nathanielsen said that Greenland felt ‘betrayed’ by US President Donald Trump, who has continued to push for the annexation of the territory.

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