President Donald Trump said he will impose escalating tariffs on Denmark and other European nations unless they accept a US deal to purchase Greenland, deepening a transatlantic rift. Three tracks seek to avert a clash: a US Danish Greenlandic working group formed January 14, bipartisan congressional efforts to block any US attack on a NATO ally, and heightened Danish and European military activity in and around Greenland. European contingents are arriving as Denmark expands exercises, while Trump threatens tariffs of 10 percent on February 1 and 25 percent by June. Counterpressure could steer talks toward an Arctic security deal.
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