US President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to implement a wave of rising tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed to purchase Greenland.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said 10 percent tariffs would come into effect on February 1 on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Finland. Those tariffs would increase to 25 percent on June 1 and would continue until a deal is reached for the United States to undertake the "complete and total purchase" of Greenland, Trump said.
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Trump's tariffs target a number of European countries that have at Denmark's request deployed troops in recent days to the vast, mineral-rich territory at the gateway to the Arctic with a population of 57,000.
The president has repeatedly insisted that Greenland is vital to US security because of its strategic location and large mineral deposits, and has not ruled out using force to take it.
Trump's threatened purchase of Greenland is roundly rejected by the local population, 85 percent of whom – according to the latest poll published in January 2025 – oppose the territory joining the United States. Only six percent were in favour.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters and AFP)
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