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17.01.26 - 19:12
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Trump to impose 25% tariff on European allies until Denmark sells Greenland to US (The Guardian)
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President said 10% tariff on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland will begin on 1 February and increase to 25% on 1 JuneDonald Trump said he will impose a 25% tariff on a slew of European countries including Denmark, Germany and the UK – until the US is allowed to purchase Greenland, in an escalation of the US president's bid to claim the autonomous Danish territory.In a lengthy post on Saturday on Truth Social, Trump said he would impose a 10% tariff on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland beginning 1 February, “on any and all goods sent to the United States of America”. Continue reading......
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17.01.26 - 18:16
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Trump announces 10 percent tariffs on Denmark, allies amid Greenland turmoil (The Hill)
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President Trump announced Saturday that he will implement a 10 percent tariff on Denmark and its European allies starting next month, ratcheting up the pressure in his bid to acquire Greenland. “We have subsidized Denmark, and all of the Countries of the European Union, and others, for many years by not charging them Tariffs, or......
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16.01.26 - 11:24
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Danish Intelligence Confirms The Russia-China Threat To Greenland (ZeroHedge)
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Danish Intelligence Confirms The Russia-China Threat To Greenland
A 2025 Intelligence Assessment by the government of Denmark highlights the long term Russian and Chinese 'threat' in Arctic waters, at a moment Greenland officials have rejected the US assertion that the large resource-rich island and its waters are being gradually influenced and taken over by the Russia/China 'menace'.
Trump has recently stated, "We need that because if you take a look outside of Greenland right now, there are Russian destroyers, there are Chinese destroyers and, bigger, there are Russian submarines all over the place. We're not gonna have Russia or China occupy Greenland, and that's what they're going to do if we don't."
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Greenlanders meanwhile are by and large rejecting this, though perhaps Trump was using hyperbole in a "see Alaska from my house" Sarah Palin moment.
While Trump has already proven he often first sets his interventionist policy and agenda, and t...
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