Economic ties between the U.S. and Europe could be damaged if Trump moves to take the Danish territory.

Economic ties between the U.S. and Europe could be damaged if Trump moves to take the Danish territory.

He had not previously mentioned using tariffs to try to force the issue.

The United States needs Greenland for national security, the US president noted

President Donald Trump said Friday more tariffs could be coming against countries in opposition of his plan to seize Greenland, a territory of Denmark.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he would consider adding higher tariffs to countries that oppose his plan to take over Greenland.

Trump for months has insisted that the U.S. should control Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark.

US president’s increasingly bellicose demands for control of the island may force the EU to draw a line in the snow

Trump has sought to justify his calls for a U.S. takeover of Greenland by repeatedly claiming that China and Russia have their own designs on the country.

The US president says several European allies opposed to his plans to buy Greenland will face 10% tariffs from February.

French president says ‘no amount of intimidation’ will make EU change course on Greenland

According to the magazine, it will be extremely difficult for Washington to project its military power into Africa and the Middle East without access to European military bases

The European Union is having an emergency meeting to devise a response to Trump's tariff threats over Greenland.

"Europe owns Greenland, it also owns a lot of Treasuries."

If economic sanctions are designed to apply pressure without firing a shot, then U.S. President Donald Trump has aimed at America's closest military allies.

They're also intensifying efforts to persuade the President against imposing the levies over Greenland.

European countries are reportedly considering retaliatory tariffs and wider economic counter-measures against the U.S.