News update
  • Rosatom DG Alexey Likhachev meets PM Tariqur Rahman     |     
  • White House says Iran’s new proposal to end war ‘being discussed’     |     
  • Face falsehood with truth, roundtable on false narratives told     |     
  • Bangladesh Enters Nuclear Power Era with Fuel Loading     |     

Trump's tariff threats over Greenland 'completely wrong': Starmer

World News 2026-01-18, 10:26am

us-president-donald-trump-and-uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer-e1d513ae7254c81f21b71542c695ad2b1768710408.jpg

US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. AFP Pjhoto._11zon



LONDON, Jan 18, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday condemned US President Donald Trump's threat to impose swingeing tariffs on European allies opposing his efforts to acquire Greenland as "completely wrong".

"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 US administration," Starmer said in a statement.

"We have also made clear that Arctic Security matters for the whole of Nato and allies should all do more together to address the threat from Russia across different parts of the Arctic," he added.