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"We will not be blackmailed", Europe opposes Trump: Tariff threats risk a dangerous spiral of escalation

2026-01-18 20:16:46Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The EU-US clash over Greenland

Eight European countries targeted by US President Donald Trump with a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland sharply criticized the move on Sunday, warning that the US leader's threats "undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous spiral of escalation."

In an unusually strong joint statement from US allies Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland, it is said that the troops sent to Greenland for the Danish military exercise Arctic Resistance pose no threat to anyone: “ We stand in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark and the people of Greenland. Building on the process launched last week, we are ready to engage in a dialogue based on the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, which we strongly support. Threats of tariffs undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous spiral of escalation.”

The reaction came after Trump announced on Saturday his intention to punish eight European countries that oppose control of Greenland with 10 percent tariffs.

A source close to French President Emmanuel Macron said he is working to coordinate a European response and is pushing for the activation of the Anti-Bribery Instrument, which could limit US access to public tenders within the bloc or restrict trade in services in which the US has a surplus with the EU.

In a post on social media, Macron said that no threats or intimidation would have any impact on them, both for Ukraine and Greenland: " Threat threats are unacceptable and have no place in this context."

Following the joint statement from all eight European countries, a reaction has also come from the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen.

"The Kingdom of Denmark is receiving great support," she said, describing it as having been in " intensive dialogue" with allies, including the United Kingdom, France and Germany.

“I am pleased with the consistent messages from the rest of the continent: Europe will not be blackmailed,” she says. “At the same time, it is now even clearer that this is a problem that extends beyond our borders.”

Recalling that Greenland is a self-governing territory under the control of Denmark, Frederiksen emphasizes: “We want to cooperate, and we are not the ones looking for conflict.”

However, some EU diplomats insist this is not the time to escalate the situation. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one of the European leaders closest to Trump, called the tariffs a mistake and said she had conveyed the message to the US President.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas claimed that China and Russia would benefit from divisions between the US and Europe and that tariffs risked impoverishing Europe and the EU and undermining shared prosperity. 


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