"after failing to win the prize, he no longer felt the need to think purely of peace. Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, he said, adding he could now think about what is good and proper for the US."
"Trump has ramped up his rhetoric against Greenland, a largely self-governing part of Denmark, in recent weeks, saying the US would take control of it one way or the other. He said on social media at the weekend: Now it is time, and it will be done!!! The US president on Saturday threatened to impose a 10% tariff on imports from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland from 1 February until the USis allowed to purchase the Arctic island."
"The EU's top diplomats met for crisis talks on Sunday, weighing retaliatory tariffs and more serious economic sanctions as transatlantic tensions continued to spiral over Washington's push to control the territory, which it says it needs for national security. In his letter to Stre, Trump said Denmark cannot protect Greenland from Russia or China, adding: Why do they have a right of ownership' anyway? There are no written documents, it's only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago."
Donald Trump linked threats to seize Greenland to not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, saying that after failing to win he no longer felt obliged to think purely of peace. He said he could now consider what is good and proper for the United States and referenced stopping eight wars. He escalated rhetoric toward Greenland and threatened a 10% tariff on imports from several European countries until the United States is allowed to purchase the island. European Union diplomats held crisis talks to consider retaliatory tariffs and economic sanctions as transatlantic tensions rose. He questioned Denmark's ownership of Greenland and urged NATO to act for the United States.
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