MOSCOW, January 19. /TASS/. The dispute between the EU and the US over Greenland is intensifying; Trump’s Board of Peace is unlikely to replace the UN; and Russia will respond to British plans to intercept ships. These stories topped Monday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.
The dispute between the EU and the US over Greenland is intensifying by the day. US President Donald Trump has already promised to impose tariffs on eight European countries that have announced plans to send troops to the island. Experts believe the tariff increase could provoke a new trade clash with the EU. Europe is developing countermeasures, including a review of the 2025 trade agreement with the US. At the same time, Europeans are trying to avoid escalation in every way, as confrontation with the Americans is not in their best interest, and they want to obtain security assurances for Ukraine at the upcoming Davos forum.
The EU is nervous about Trump's threats to impose tariffs on the eight largest European economies: the UK, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, France, and Sweden. The tariff will be set at 10% from February 1 and 25% from June 1. Earlier, these countries announced plans to send troops to Greenland amid US territorial claims to the island. Slovenia later promised to send two officers, though Trump did not mention the country in his announcement.
