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U.S. threats of a Greenland takeover spark talk of trade wars
A U.S. move to seize Greenland could damage trade ties with the European Union, France’s finance minister has warned, as one analyst told CNBC that tariffs or economic sanctions could lead to a “trade war.” U.S. President Donald Trump has ramped up talk of annexing Greenland this month — and has not ruled out taking it by force. Talks between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland on Wednesday over the future of the world’s largest island ended without a diplomatic breakthrough. French Finance Minister Roland Lescure told the Financial Times on Friday that economic ties between the U.S. and Europe could be damaged ... (full story)
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