'Europe won't be blackmailed,' Danish PM says in wake of Trump Greenland threats

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• Separately, Frederiksen wrote on Facebook: "We want to cooperate and we are not the ones seeking conflict.
• And I am happy for the consistent messages from the rest of the continent: Europe will not be blackmailed.""It is all the more important that we stand firm on the fundamental values that created the European community."Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he had had phone calls on Sunday with Frederiksen, as well as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte, before speaking to Trump. A spokeswoman for Starmer's office said he had reiterated his position that Greenland's security was a priority for all Nato members.
• "He also said that applying tariffs on allies for pursuing the collective security of Nato allies is wrong," the spokeswoman added. Why does Trump want Greenland and what could it mean for Nato?Faisal Islam: Trump's Greenland threats to allies are without parallelTrump has threatened to impose a 10% tariff on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, which would come into force on 1 February, but could later rise to 25% - and would last until a deal was reached."These Countries, who are playing this very dangerous game, have put a level of risk in play that is not tenable or sustainable," he wrote, adding: "This is a very dangerous situation for the Safety, Security and Survival of our Planet". The US president insists Greenland is critical for US security and has said previously that Washington would get the territory "the easy way" or "the hard way". Greenland is a sparsely populated but resource-rich and its location between North America and the Arctic makes it well placed for early warning systems in the event of missile attacks and for monitoring vessels in the region. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday told NBC News' Meet the Press that "Greenland can only be defended if it is part of the US, and it will not need to be defended if it is part of the US"."I believe that the Europeans will understand that this is best for Greenland, best for Europe and best for the United States," he said. It is still unclear how the tariffs will affect those Trump has already imposed on the UK and EU.
• French President Emmanuel Macron, who is working to co-ordinate the European response to the tariff threats, said he would request that the EU activate its "anti-coercion instrument" if Trump does impose them.
• The US president is due to speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday on the theme "how can we co-operate in a more contested world.