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European Union leaders connected Saturday (January 17, 2026) warned of a “dangerous downward spiral” over U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to instrumentality expanding tariffs connected European allies until the U.S. is allowed to bargain Greenland.
“Tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and hazard a unsafe downward spiral. Europe volition stay united, coordinated, and committed to upholding its sovereignty,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Council President Antonio Costa said successful posts connected X.
The bloc’s apical diplomat Kaja Kallas said tariffs would wounded prosperity on some sides of the Atlantic, portion distracting the EU from its “core task” of ending Russia’s warfare successful Ukraine.
“China and Russia indispensable beryllium having a tract day. They are the ones who payment from divisions among allies,” Ms. Kallas said connected X.
“Tariffs hazard making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. If Greenland’s information is astatine risk, we tin code this wrong NATO,” she added.
Ambassadors from the European Union’s 27 countries will convene connected Sunday (January 18, 2026) for an exigency gathering to sermon their effect to the tariff threat.
Mr. Trump said Saturday (January 17, 2026) that helium would complaint a 10% import taxation starting successful February connected goods from 8 European nations due to the fact that of their absorption to American power of Greenland, mounting up a perchance unsafe trial of U.S. partnerships successful Europe.
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland would look the tariff, Mr. Trump said successful a societal media post. The complaint would ascent to 25% connected June 1 if nary woody was successful spot for “the Complete and Total acquisition of Greenland” by the United States, helium added.
(With inputs from Reuters, AP)
