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UK PM Starmer tells Trump tariffs on allies over Greenland are ‘wrong’

BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to US President Donald Trump on Sunday after talking to the leaders of Denmark, the EU and Nato, to say he believed “applying tariffs on allies for pursuing t...

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen  said there was a “fundamental disagreement” with the US after President Donald Trump again insisted that the US “needs” Greenland.

Fitch warns of eastern European downgrades if Greenland strife cracks Nato

Tensions over Greenland were however, unlikely to affect Denmark’s triple-A rating

The European Union’s Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius warns that a US military takeover of Greenland would be the end of Nato.

Greenland says it should be defended by Nato, rejects Trump takeover bid

The government says all Nato member states, including the US, have a common interest in the defence of island

Greenland's strategic location between Europe and North America makes it a critical site for the US ballistic missile defence system.

European leaders back Denmark in face of renewed US interest in Greenland

The leader says Arctic security must be achieved collectively with Nato allies, including the US

Ukraine (top) aims to fend off intensified Russian airstrikes and grinding advances by the Kremlin’s forces as winter sets in.

Ukraine seeks 1 billion euros more to buy US weapons by year-end

European allies slow to commit to the Nato-led initiative after the US administration halted financial aid to Ukraine

US President Donald Trump (right) has in the past talked about land swaps but neither Russia nor Ukraine has been open to ceding land as part of a peace deal.

Trump says both sides in Ukraine war will need to cede territory

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Kyiv and Moscow will both have to cede land to end the war in Ukraine and talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will instantl...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and US President Donald Trump at a meeting on the sidelines of the Nato summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Jun 25. Ukraine depends on the US' supply of weapons in its fight against Russia.

Nato leaders’ price for supporting Ukraine is their self-respect

But stroking Trump’s ego will be worth it if the US doesn’t cut off Zelensky

The 32-nation alliance heeded a call by Trump for other countries to step up their spending on defence to reduce Nato’s reliance on the US.

Nato summit commits to higher spending and collective defence

Nato endorsed a higher defence spending goal of 5% of GDP by 2035

Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte will use the summit to showcase his view that the best way to engage the second Trump presidency is to transform the alliance, including increasing defence spending.

Nato seeks to ‘Trump-proof’ summit

NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte hosts from Tuesday (Jun 24) the alliance’s annual summit in The Netherlands. As much as a celebration of Western unity, the occasion has assumed one overriding purpos...

Between 2005 and 2022, an average of 80% of Germany's defence purchases came from domestic firms.
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