"Keir Starmer has told Donald Trump he is wrong to threaten tariffs against Nato allies to try to secure Greenland, as part of a flurry of diplomatic calls intended to tackle the crisis. The UK prime minister spoke to the US president on Sunday, as well as to Mette Frederiksen, the Danish PM, whose country's territory includes Greenland, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary general."
"In all his calls, the prime minister reiterated his position on Greenland. He said that security in the high north is a priority for all Nato allies in order to protect Euro-Atlantic interests, a Downing Street summary of the calls said. He also said that applying tariffs on allies for pursuing the collective security of Nato allies is wrong. The firm stance could place Starmer on a collision course with the US."
Keir Starmer told Donald Trump that threatening tariffs against Nato allies to try to secure Greenland was wrong. The prime minister spoke with the US president, the Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, and Nato secretary general Mark Rutte. He reiterated that security in the high north is a priority for all Nato allies to protect Euro-Atlantic interests. He said applying tariffs on allies for pursuing the collective security of Nato allies is wrong. The firm stance could place Starmer on a collision course with the US after Trump threatened sanctions on several European nations. A joint statement by the affected countries said Trump's threats undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.
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