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Britain's Starmer: US Tariff Threat 'Completely Wrong'

Britain's Starmer: US Tariff Threat 'Completely Wrong'
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes UN Secretary General António Guterres to 10 Downing Street, London, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Saturday, 17 January 2026 03:33 PM EST

British ⁠Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday that the U.S. was "completely wrong" ‍to threaten ‍new tariffs on European countries ⁠over their opposition to President Trump's intention to ​buy Greenland.

"Applying tariffs on allies for ‍pursuing the collective security of ⁠NATO allies is completely wrong. We will of course be pursuing ⁠this ​directly with ⁠the U.S. administration," ‍Starmer said in a statement.

He ‌repeated Britain's view that the future of ⁠Greenland ​was for ‍Denmark and Greenland to decide. 

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British ⁠Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday that the U.S. was "completely wrong" to threaten new tariffs on European countries ⁠over their opposition to President Trump's intention to ​buy Greenland.
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