«We want cooperation, not conflict,» she stated, but reaffirmed that the Kingdom of Denmark will not yield to economic pressure over a territory that is autonomous and not for sale. This situation puts NATO's cohesion at risk, as the United States uses its commercial might to pressure on a territorial foreign policy issue. The diplomatic crisis between Europe and the United States over the sovereignty of Greenland reached a new boiling point this Sunday. Denmark's Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, launched a stern warning to the Trump administration to ensure that «Europe will not be blackmailed,» after Washington announced the imposition of punitive tariffs on allies blocking the sale of the Arctic island. The Danish leader held a series of emergency calls with the continent's main leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to coordinate a unified response to what Brussels considers an unprecedented economic aggression. Trump's Threat: Tariffs for Territory. The U.S. president confirmed that, starting February 1, a 10% tariff on products from eight European countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, and Finland) will come into effect. The warning is even more severe for mid-year: if there is no sales agreement for Greenland by early June, the tariff will rise to 25%. Trump maintains that control of the island is vital for U.S. national security and strategic competition with Russia and China in the Arctic. A bloc of eight nations issued a joint statement expressing «total solidarity» with Denmark and warning of a «dangerous downward spiral» in transatlantic relations. EU's Hardline and Defense of Values. Frederiksen emphasized that the issue transcends Danish borders and affects the fundamental values of the international community. Meanwhile, in Copenhagen and other European capitals, legal countermeasures at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and mirror tariffs are already being analyzed to protect local industries from the «Trump Doctrine».
