European powers will not be blackmailed, and there will be a clear and united response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of higher tariffs over Greenland, the German and French finance ministers βsaid on Monday.
Trump vowed on Saturday to implement βa wave of increasing tariffs on imports from European allies until βthe United States is allowed to buy Greenland, intensifying a dispute over the future of Denmark's vast Arctic island.
His threats have prompted the European Union to weigh hitting back with its own measures.
"Germany and France agree: We will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed," German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said at his minis
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