Keir Starmer joined European allies warning of a 'dangerous downward spiral' in Nato today after Donald Trump threatened a trade war over Greenland. Mr Trump's intervention has sparked fresh fears he is intent on ripping apart the Western pact that has maintained world peace for the past eight decades. 'We believe it is wrong, we believe it is deeply unhelpful,' she told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg of Mr Trump's tariff threat. 'Applying tariffs on allies for pursuing the collective security of Nato allies is completely wrong. Mr Tice told the BBC that Mr Trump was worried about China getting a foothold in the Arctic.

Source: Daily Mail January 18, 2026 16:51 UTC