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UK looks to work its magic on Trump to defuse Greenland tariff threat, calling for calm
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for cool heads as tensions rise between Washington and its European allies after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose fresh tariffs on a number of countries if they block his bid to buy the Arctic territory. In a press conference Monday, Starmer said that Britain greatly values its long-standing special relationship with the U.S., but that only Greenland and Denmark can decide the island’s future. “On Greenland, the right way to approach an issue of this seriousness is through calm discussion between allies,” Starmer said at a press conference in Downing ... (full story)
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