Donald Trump drops tariffs threat as he strikes ‘major Greenland deal’ | World | News
Donald Trump has sensationally announced that he is abandoning his threats to impose tariffs on the UK and other European allies, after claiming to have achieved a breakthrough with NATO on Greenland.
Earlier today, the US President launched an explosive outburst during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, targeting those opposed to his plan to take over the Arctic island. A few days ago, Mr Trump had threatened to impose a 10 per cent tariff on “all goods” sent to the US from February 1 from some countries, including the UK and European allies. This figure will rise to 25% from June 1 until an agreement is reached on Greenland. But in an abrupt departure from his recent threats, Mr. Trump made a dramatic U-turn on the imposition of tariffs.
Mr. Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform: “Based on a very productive meeting I had with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, we have established the framework for a future agreement on Greenland and indeed the entire Arctic Region.
“This solution, if completed, would be a great solution for the United States and all NATO countries.
“With this understanding, I will not implement the tariffs planned to come into force on February 1.
“Additional discussions regarding the Golden Dome involving Greenland are taking place. More information will be provided as the discussions progress.
“Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and various others will be in charge of negotiations as needed; reporting directly to me. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
The US president earlier on Wednesday doubled down on threats to secure the Arctic island, which is a self-governing territory of NATO ally Denmark, but ruled out the use of force to do so.
He threatened eight NATO countries, including Britain, with new tariffs in response to their opposition to his ambitions for mineral-rich lands.
Earlier today, the European Parliament said work on an EU-US trade deal had been halted due to tensions over Trump’s plan to take control of Greenland.
Bernd Lange, chairman of the parliament’s International Trade Committee and permanent rapporteur for the United States, said the decision was taken after a meeting with representatives of political groups.
