BRUSSELS: The transatlantic rift over Greenland deepened remarkably on Sunday as Europe mounted a rare, unified rebuke to punitive tariff threats from US President Donald Trump.
In the strongest coordinated response so far, the eight countries directly targeted by the proposed tariffs -- Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom -- issued a joint statement declaring "full solidarity" with Denmark and Greenland, Xinhua news agency reported.
They warned the US move risked a "dangerous downward spiral" in transatlantic relations and vowed a "united and coordinated" response to uphold sovereignty.
European Council President Antonio Costa said on X that the European Union (EU) is "ready to defend itself against any form of coercion" in response to Trump's tariff threats.