‘Unacceptable’: European leaders hit back at Trump’s Greenland tariffs threat | Metals Mine

  • ‘Unacceptable’: European leaders hit back at Trump’s Greenland tariffs threat

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    European leaders have hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose fresh tariffs on them if they oppose his attempt to buy Greenland, describing the ultimatum as “completely wrong” and “unacceptable.” Trump announced on Saturday that eight European allies would face increasing tariffs, starting at 10% on Feb.1 and rising to 25% on June 1, if a deal is not reached so Washington can “buy” the Arctic territory, which is semi-autonomous and part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Eight NATO members’ goods sent to the U.S. will face escalating tariffs “until such time as a Deal is reached for the ... (full story)

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Vancarbon
Jan 18, 2026 3:34pm
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Quoting Trader#F729
Yes please. Providing context for this muppet show would be very helpful.
Which side are the muppets ? It’s relevant for context
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NotAtrader
Jan 18, 2026 4:46pm
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It's The DisUnited States Of America against the United States of Europe.

It's one unsupported maniac against the united nations of Europe.

It's the chaotic White House full of lunatics against the united European leaders.
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Trader#6CC6
Jan 18, 2026 3:56pm
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It is not me who's the muppet, it is the nations who have no backbone to reject and strongly condemn the blackmail, the threats, the repetitive violations of international law and human rights. It has been a common practice for USA and its allies to steal and gift land. Afterall, USA, Canada, Australia, Greenland and last but not least Palestine are all stolen lands from aboriginal people.
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Vancarbon
Jan 18, 2026 3:07pm
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It’s a PR exercise ; do you struggle with that concept ?
I could contextualise it for you if you require .
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Polimini
Jan 18, 2026 5:18pm
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Quoting NotAtrader
It's The DisUnited States Of America against the United States of Europe. It's one unsupported maniac against the united nations of Europe. It's the chaotic White House full of lunatics against the united European leaders.
Trump is clearly not alone. Congress could pretty much stop him anytime they wanted.
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Viki84
Jan 19, 2026 12:41am
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Quoting Trader#6CC6
About 37 (!) soldiers, this is the “army” that NATO managed to send to defend Greenland from the US and strengthen its military presence in the Arctic. The number of soldiers from each country. Just think about these figures: • France 15 soldiers. • Finland 2 soldiers. • Great Britain 1 soldier. • Norway 2 soldiers. • Germany about 13 soldiers. • Netherlands 1 soldier. • Sweden 3 soldiers. Laughable
U are very smart as i can see it! Google is free as the information: That small contingent of soldiers, deployed around January 2026, wasn't a full-scale invasion force but a symbolic reconnaissance and demonstration of European solidarity (especially after U.S. interest in buying Greenland) through a joint Arctic patrol, showcasing commitment to regional stability and defense, not a direct conflict with the U.S., focusing on training and presence rather than combat, with numbers reflecting national contributions to this specific NATO exercise, not large-scale military readiness.
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Trader#6CC6
Jan 18, 2026 2:52pm
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About 37 (!) soldiers, this is the “army” that NATO managed to send to defend Greenland from the US and strengthen its military presence in the Arctic.

The number of soldiers from each country. Just think about these figures:

• France 15 soldiers.

• Finland 2 soldiers.

• Great Britain 1 soldier.

• Norway 2 soldiers.

• Germany about 13 soldiers.

• Netherlands 1 soldier.

• Sweden 3 soldiers.

Laughable
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240z
Jan 18, 2026 3:49pm
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Gentlemen, Start your Engines , could be a big week.
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AJR
Jan 18, 2026 4:09pm
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Trader#5A1B
Jan 18, 2026 4:25pm
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But the EU cannot decide over Greenland or ? It belongs to Denmark, so it is in the hands of this smaller country only. If they want to sell it for 500 billion Euro at least they will probably do it to avoid a bigger trade war between EU and USA. But not for the now. There should be some trouble in the next weeks or months.
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Trader#6CC6
Jan 18, 2026 4:54pm
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Quoting NotAtrader
It's The DisUnited States Of America against the United States of Europe. It's one unsupported maniac against the united nations of Europe. It's the chaotic White House full of lunatics against the united European leaders.
It is not Donald Trump against Europe. Trump is just an employee of the deep state of Zion, just like Biden, Obama, Clinton, Bush, All of them.
It has nothing to do with Trump, Trump is just an employee on a payroll.
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Trader#37C2
Jan 18, 2026 5:26pm
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so its confirmed the world will keep spinning. Therefore the US DOLLAR will go back down. VERY GOOD!
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Trader#2BB5
Jan 18, 2026 8:09pm
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Quoting Trader#6CC6
About 37 (!) soldiers, this is the “army” that NATO managed to send to defend Greenland from the US and strengthen its military presence in the Arctic. The number of soldiers from each country. Just think about these figures: • France 15 soldiers. • Finland 2 soldiers. • Great Britain 1 soldier. • Norway 2 soldiers. • Germany about 13 soldiers. • Netherlands 1 soldier. • Sweden 3 soldiers. Laughable
lol, dude, 1960, US had a base there called Camp Century. A nuke base, and nobody knew about it. They only found out after de-classified info release. Then Norway starts to enquire what is US doing there? Oh yeah, and the base was abandoned because it is really hard to build there. So apart from abandoned nuke base, a lost nuke somewhere and very very cold. I feel sorry for people get stationed there. Now US wants to go back, this is not new, Trump just continued what has not been accomplished. Oh, btw, Greenland base is basically, a nuke counter for Russia just in case Russia went nuts.
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Trader#F729
Jan 18, 2026 3:21pm
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Yes please. Providing context for this muppet show would be very helpful.
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