Starmer says Trump's tariff threat over Greenland 'completely wrong'

""We have also made clear that Arctic security matters for the whole of Nato and allies should all do more together to address the threat from Russia across different parts of the Arctic," he said on Saturday. "Applying tariffs on allies for pursuing the collective security of Nato allies is completely wrong. We will of course be pursuing this directly with the US administration.""

"The UK was the first nation to strike a deal to reverse or cut some earlier tariffs imposed by the US, while Sir Keir has acted as a key intermediary between Washington and Europe on ending the war in Ukraine. But the UK recently joined other European nations in defending Denmark's ownership of Greenland as the Trump administration's rhetoric on the issue escalated, and was among several countries to deploy troops to Greenland's capital Nuuk earlier this week as part of a so-called reconnaissance mission."

The US president pledged a levy of 10% on imports from several European countries from 1 February, rising to 25% on 1 June, and referenced taking control of Greenland. The proposed tariffs would target goods from the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland. The Trump administration has intensified calls for US control of Greenland on national security grounds, alarming European allies and Greenland residents. The UK defended Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland, joined allied deployments to Nuuk, and stated that applying tariffs on NATO allies for collective security is completely wrong and will be pursued with the White House.

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