"Appearing to call Trump's trustworthiness into question, von der Leyen said the EU and US had agreed to a trade deal last July, and in politics, as in business, a deal is a deal. When friends shake hands, it must mean something. Europeans, she added, consider the people of the US not just our allies, but our friends. She warned against plunging relations into a downward spiral but said the EU's response, if necessary, would be unflinching, united and proportional."
"After speaking to the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, the US president posted on social media on Tuesday that he had expressed to everyone, very plainly, Greenland is imperative for National and World Security. There can be no going back. He posted an AI image of himself, the US vice-president, JD Vance, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, planting a US flag next to a sign reading: Greenland, US territory est 2026."
Ursula von der Leyen condemned a US plan to impose tariffs on imports from eight European countries opposing a US takeover of Greenland as a mistake between longstanding allies. She emphasized that the EU and US had agreed to a trade deal and insisted that political agreements should be honored, warning against a downward spiral while promising a united, proportional EU response if necessary. Donald Trump insisted the US would take control of Greenland "one way or the other" and threatened punitive tariffs — 10% from 1 February, rising later to 25% — targeting Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland. Trump posted messages and AI images asserting Greenland's strategic importance for national and world security.
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