"United States President Donald Trump says he is abandoning plans to impose steep tariffs on European countries opposed to his plans to take control of Greenland, after holding talks with NATO chief Mark Rutte. Trump said in a social media post on Wednesday that the tariffs won't be imposed because he and Rutte agreed to the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region."
"Trump has been threatening for weeks to take control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous island that belongs to Denmark, spurring widespread condemnation in Europe and around the world. Trump announced on Saturday that he would impose 10 percent tariffs on Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, starting on February 1, over the countries' opposition to his Greenland takeover push."
President Trump said he is abandoning plans to impose steep tariffs on European countries after talks with NATO chief Mark Rutte. He said the tariffs will not be imposed because he and Rutte agreed a framework for a future deal on Greenland and the Arctic region. He said the solution could benefit the United States and NATO. Trump had threatened for weeks to take control of Greenland and announced 10 percent tariffs on eight European countries starting February 1 over opposition to the takeover push. Danish and Greenlandic leaders rejected the plan and mass protests followed.
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