French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on European nations over Greenland. Both leaders called the move unacceptable, stressing European unity, sovereignty, and opposition to using trade pressure against allies. French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have strongly criticised US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on European countries over their opposition to the proposed US acquisition of Greenland. Macron Calls Threats ‘Unacceptable’Emmanuel Macron took to the social media platform X to condemn the move, stating that tariff threats have no place in discussions involving sovereignty and security. It underpins our commitment to the United Nations and to its Charter.

Source: dna January 18, 2026 08:45 UTC