Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland risks ‘dangerous downward spiral’, warn Nato members – Europe live

Nato secretary general Mark Rutte said Sunday he spoke with US president Donald Trump “regarding the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic” after the American leader’s tariff threats against Nato allies.

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“We will continue working on this, and I look forward to seeing him in Davos later this week,” Rutte said on X, without sharing details of the conversation.

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The Nato alliance is at risk from US president Donald Trump’s tariff threat on Nato allies backing Denmark against his goal to seize control of Greenland, Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said today.

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The global geopolitical order “as we know it” and Nato’s “future” were at stake, he said during a visit to Norway, one of the countries also targeted by Trump’s threat.

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“I have no doubt there is strong European support” for Denmark in the row, he said during a news conference, adding that Europe is stronger “when we collectively show muscle.”

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While ambassadors from EU countries are in their emergency meeting about Donald Trump’s threat of increasing tariffs on European allies from February unless the US is allowed to buy Greenland, here’s a recap of the major developments so far today:

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  Senior European diplomats are holding crisis talks after Donald Trump said he was targeting eight European nations with tariffs over their opposition to his attempt to annex Greenland. The Dutch foreign minister, David van Weel, described the US president’s threats to allies as “blackmail”, as reaction from European leaders continued to pile up.

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  Trump’s threat of imposing tariffs on European allies has been met with widespread condemnation from across the continent. The Netherlands’ foreign minister described the move as “blackmail“, while Finland’s prime minister said tariffs would harm both Europe and the US, and “would not serve anyone”.

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  Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the global geopolitical order “as we know it” and the future of Nato were at stake after Trump’s tariff threat. He said that Europe is stronger “when we collectively show muscle” during a press conference in Norway.

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  The UK, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have issued a joint statement saying Trump’s threat risks a “dangerous downward spiral” and “undermines transatlantic relations”. The statement added that the countries stood in “full solidarity” with Denmark and the people of Greenland.

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  This came after culture secretary Lisa Nandy said the UK’s position on Greenland was “non-negotiable”. She added the UK needs to have an “adult debate” with the US and that Keir Starmer will talk to Trump at the “earliest opportunity” but could not say if that would be at Davos in the coming week.

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  Nato secretary general Mark Rutte said he spoke with Donald Trump “regarding the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic”.

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  France’s president Emmanuel Macron is expected to call on the EU to activate its powerful “anti-coercion instrument” if the US imposes tariffs. The mechanism, which has never been used before and dubbed its trade “bazooka”, allows for curbing imports of goods and services.

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  Trump has even sparked criticism from his allies in Europe, as Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the threat as a “mistake”. Meloni added that she had already told Trump about her opposition to his approach.

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  Amid the criticism of Trump’s announcement, Denmark’s foreign minister is to visit fellow Nato members Norway, the UK and Sweden in the next week to discuss the alliance’s Arctic security strategy

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  Trump’s former vice-president Mike Pence said the aggressive approach to Greenland was a threat to the Nato alliance, but that he thought “we have an absolute national security interest in controlling, and I think, ultimately, owning Greenland”.

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Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Stoere on Sunday urged caution over a looming trade war after US president Donald Trump had threatened additional tariffs on eight European countries including Norway over their support for Greenland.

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“I think we should be very careful not to have a trade war that spirals out of control. I don’t think anyone benefits from that,” Stoere told broadcaster NRK following a press conference.

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The UK, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have issued a joint statement saying Trump’s threat risks a “dangerous downward spiral” and “undermines transatlantic relations”.

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We stand in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark and the people of Greenland. Building on the process begun last week, we stand ready to engage in a dialogue based on the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity that we stand firmly behind.

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Finland’s prime minister Petteri Orpo has also reacted to Trump’s comments, posting on his social media that believes tariffs “do not serve anyone” and would harm both Europe and the US.

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“Finland’s view is that any questions among allies should be resolved through discussions, not through pressure.

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“The US has raised concerns about Arctic security, which is a key issue for Finland.

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“We seek to safeguard Arctic security together with all our allies while respecting the territorial integrity of Denmark and Greenland.

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“Tariffs would harm both Europe and the US. They do not serve anyone. We are working closely with our European partners and allies.”

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Elsewhere Finnish president Alexander Stubb, who famously bonded with Trump over their shared love of golf, wrote on social media. “Tariffs would undermine the transatlantic relationship and risk a dangerous downward spiral.”

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“Among allies, issues are best resolved through discussion, not through pressure.”

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Germany will always extend a hand to the US to find common solutions but Berlin cannot go along with Washington on this point, Klingbeil said in a statement.

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“And so the very clear signal: we will not be blackmailed, and there will be a European response,” he added.

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France’s president Emmanuel Macron will ask the European Union to activate its powerful “anti-coercion instrument” if the United States imposes tariffs in the standoff over Greenland, his team said on Sunday.

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The bloc’s weapon – never used before and dubbed its trade “bazooka” – allows for curbing imports of goods and services, and has been invoked as a way to push back over tech and trade, and now the Danish territory US president Donald Trump wants to acquire, AFP reported.

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It comes after Germany’s engineering association also called on the European Commission to consider using the instrument (see post 10.07).

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“If the EU gives in here, it will only encourage the US president to make the next ludicrous demand and threaten further tariffs,” VDMA President Bertram Kawlath said in a statement.

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Italy’s prime minister called US president Donald Trump’s threat to slap tariffs on opponents of his plan to seize Greenland a “mistake” on Sunday, adding she had told him her views.

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“I believe that imposing new sanctions today would be a mistake,” prime minister Giorgia Meloni told journalists during a trip to Seoul, adding that “I spoke to Donald Trump a few hours ago and told him what I think.”

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Denmark’s foreign minister is to visit fellow Nato members Norway, the UK and Sweden to discuss the alliance’s Arctic security strategy, his ministry announced Sunday.

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Foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen will visit Oslo on Sunday, travel to London on Monday and then to Stockholm on Thursday.

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“In an unstable and unpredictable world, Denmark needs close friends and allies,” Rasmussen stated in a press release.

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“Our countries share the view that we all agree on the need to strengthen Nato’s role in the Arctic, and I look forward to discussing how to achieve this,” he said.

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The Netherlands’ foreign minister on Sunday said that US president Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on European allies until they agree to sell Greenland to the United States is “blackmail“.

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“It’s blackmail what he’s doing … and it’s not necessary. It doesn’t help the alliance [Nato] and it also doesn’t help Greenland,” David van Weel said in an interview on Dutch television.

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In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said additional 10% import tariffs would take effect on 1 February on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Great Britain _ countries that have agreed to contribute personnel to a Nato exercise on Greenland.

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Van Weel said the Greenland mission was intended to show the US Europe’s willingness to help defend Greenland and he was opposed to Trump making a connection with diplomacy over the island and trade.

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Ambassadors from the European Union’s 27 countries will convene on Sunday for an emergency meeting to discuss their response to Trump’s tariff threat (see post 8.23).

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Germany’s engineering association has called on the European Commission to consider using its ‘Anti-Coercion Instrument’ against US president Donald Trump’s plan to impose additional tariffs on European countries in the Greenland dispute.

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The instrument allows the bloc to retaliate against third countries that put economic pressure on EU members to change their policies.

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“If the EU gives in here, it will only encourage the US president to make the next ludicrous demand and threaten further tariffs,” VDMA President Bertram Kawlath said in a statement on Sunday.

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The UK’s position on Greenland is “non-negotiable”, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said after Donald Trump ramped up pressure with a pledge to apply tariffs to the UK until a deal is reached for the US to acquire Greenland.

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She echoed a statement from Keir Starmer last night, telling Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips: “We believe that this decision on tariffs is completely wrong.”

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She would not be drawn into how the government could retaliate when asked about the possibility of the UK applying its own tariffs or delaying the King’s state visit to the US.

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Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez said a US invasion of Greenland “would make Putin the happiest man on earth” in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.

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Sanchez said any military action by the US against Denmark’s vast Arctic island would damage Nato and legitimise the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

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“If we focus on Greenland, I have to say that a US invasion of that territory would make Vladimir Putin the happiest man in the world. Why? Because it would legitimise his attempted invasion of Ukraine,” he said in an interview in La Vanguardia newspaper.

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“If the United States were to use force, it would be the death knell for Nato. Putin would be doubly happy.”

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Good morning and welcome to the Europe live blog. My name is Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines and reaction throughout the day.

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We start with the news that ambassadors from the European Union’s 27 countries will convene on Sunday for an emergency meeting after US president Donald Trump vowed a wave of increasing tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed to buy Greenland.

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Cyprus, which holds the six-month rotating EU presidency, said late on Saturday that it had called the meeting for Sunday. EU diplomats said it was set to start at 5pm (4pm GMT).

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In a lengthy post on Saturday on Truth Social, Trump said he would impose a 10% tariff on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland beginning 1 February, “on any and all goods sent to the United States of America”.

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He said the tariff will increase to 25% on 1 June.

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“This Tariff will be due and payable until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland,” Trump said.

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The president’s longstanding interest in acquiring Greenland “one way or the other” has become a fixation since the US raid that captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro earlier in January. While he has claimed the Arctic territory’s current status poses a national security threat to the US, this has been disputed by US allies, including Denmark.

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In the Saturday morning post, Trump said forces from the eight European nations “have journeyed to Greenland, for purposes unknown”. It was an apparent reference to Nato allies deploying troops in Greenland on Thursday in response to Trump’s threats to forcefully take the Arctic island, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark.

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“The President’s statement comes as a surprise,” Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Denmark’s foreign minister, responded on social media. “Earlier this week, we had a constructive meeting with Vice President Vance and Secretary Rubio. The purpose of the increased military presence in Greenland, to which the President refers, is to enhance security in the Arctic.”

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Nato secretary general Mark Rutte says he has spoken to Donald Trump about Greenland

Nato secretary general Mark Rutte said Sunday he spoke with US president Donald Trump “regarding the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic” after the American leader’s tariff threats against Nato allies.

“We will continue working on this, and I look forward to seeing him in Davos later this week,” Rutte said on X, without sharing details of the conversation.

Nato alliance at risk from Donald Trump’s tariff threat on allies backing Denmark, says Danish foreign minister

The Nato alliance is at risk from US president Donald Trump’s tariff threat on Nato allies backing Denmark against his goal to seize control of Greenland, Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said today.

The global geopolitical order “as we know it” and Nato’s “future” were at stake, he said during a visit to Norway, one of the countries also targeted by Trump’s threat.

“I have no doubt there is strong European support” for Denmark in the row, he said during a news conference, adding that Europe is stronger “when we collectively show muscle.”

Trump’s former vice president Mike Pence gave his thoughts on the president’s current aggressive approach to obtaining Greenland, calling it a threat to the Nato alliance.

During an appearance today on CNN’s State of the Union, Pence said: “Denmark is a very strong ally of the United States of America …So, I do think that the current posture, which I hope will change and abate, does threaten to fracture that strong relationship, not just with Denmark, but with all of our Nato allies.”

Though he expressed concerns over the current posturing, he also added that he does want “to encourage people around the country to recognize that we have an absolute national security interest in controlling, and I think, ultimately, owning Greenland”.

Summary of the day so far

While ambassadors from EU countries are in their emergency meeting about Donald Trump’s threat of increasing tariffs on European allies from February unless the US is allowed to buy Greenland, here’s a recap of the major developments so far today:

• Senior European diplomats are holding crisis talks after Donald Trump said he was targeting eight European nations with tariffs over their opposition to his attempt to annex Greenland. The Dutch foreign minister, David van Weel, described the US president’s threats to allies as “blackmail”, as reaction from European leaders continued to pile up.

• Trump’s threat of imposing tariffs on European allies has been met with widespread condemnation from across the continent. The Netherlands’ foreign minister described the move as “blackmail“, while Finland’s prime minister said tariffs would harm both Europe and the US, and “would not serve anyone”.

• Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the global geopolitical order “as we know it” and the future of Nato were at stake after Trump’s tariff threat. He said that Europe is stronger “when we collectively show muscle” during a press conference in Norway.

• The UK, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have issued a joint statement saying Trump’s threat risks a “dangerous downward spiral” and “undermines transatlantic relations”. The statement added that the countries stood in “full solidarity” with Denmark and the people of Greenland.

• This came after culture secretary Lisa Nandy said the UK’s position on Greenland was “non-negotiable”. She added the UK needs to have an “adult debate” with the US and that Keir Starmer will talk to Trump at the “earliest opportunity” but could not say if that would be at Davos in the coming week.

• Nato secretary general Mark Rutte said he spoke with Donald Trump “regarding the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic”.

• France’s president Emmanuel Macron is expected to call on the EU to activate its powerful “anti-coercion instrument” if the US imposes tariffs. The mechanism, which has never been used before and dubbed its trade “bazooka”, allows for curbing imports of goods and services.

• Trump has even sparked criticism from his allies in Europe, as Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the threat as a “mistake”. Meloni added that she had already told Trump about her opposition to his approach.

• Amid the criticism of Trump’s announcement, Denmark’s foreign minister is to visit fellow Nato members Norway, the UK and Sweden in the next week to discuss the alliance’s Arctic security strategy

• Trump’s former vice-president Mike Pence said the aggressive approach to Greenland was a threat to the Nato alliance, but that he thought “we have an absolute national security interest in controlling, and I think, ultimately, owning Greenland”.

A reminder that ambassadors from the European Union’s 27 countries will convene shortly for an emergency meeting after US president Donald Trump vowed a wave of increasing tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed to buy Greenland.

Cyprus, which holds the six-month rotating EU presidency, said late on Saturday that it had called the meeting for Sunday.

EU diplomats said it was set to start at 5pm (4pm GMT), meaning it is due to begin in roughly 15 minutes.

The sovereignty of Greenland and Denmark cannot be violated, the Irish premier has said.

Taoiseach Micheal Martin also warned that any trade war would be “very damaging to everybody in the world”.

Global markets face a fresh bout of volatility this week after President Donald Trump vowed to slap tariffs on eight European nations until the US is allowed to buy Greenland.

European stocks are trading near record highs, with Germany’s DAX and London’s FTSE index up more than 3% this month, outperforming the S+P 500, which is up 1.3%.

European defence shares are likely to benefit from geopolitical tensions. Defence stocks have jumped almost 15% this month, as the US seizure of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro fuelled concerns about Greenland.

“For European markets it will be a small setback, but not something comparable to the Liberation Day reaction,” Schmieding said.

Northern Ireland first minister Michelle O’Neill has described US president Donald Trump’s plan to “apply tariffs and economic pressure on European countries in order to take control of Greenland” as “deeply concerning”.

“The economies of Ireland and the United States are closely linked, and for many years that relationship has positively supported jobs, investment, and prosperity on both sides,” she said, in a statement on social media network X.

“However, when world leaders make dangerous decisions in the pursuit of land and resources, it is often ordinary people who pay the price.

“In the time ahead, I will work with political and business leaders at home and internationally to protect our local businesses, our all-island economy, and people’s livelihoods.”

António Costa, president of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, pledged to continue their full solidarity with Denmark and Greenland.

“Tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral. Europe will remain united, coordinated, and committed to upholding its sovereignty,” they wrote in a joint statement late Saturday.

Meanwhile, Jordan Bardella, president of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party in France and also a European Parliament lawmaker, posted that the EU should suspend last year’s tariff deal with the US, describing Trump’s threats as “commercial blackmail.”

US senator Mark Kelly, a former US Navy pilot and Democrat who represents Arizona, posted that Trump’s threatened tariffs on US allies would make Americans “pay more to try to get territory we don’t need.”

“Troops from European countries are arriving in Greenland to defend the territory from us. Let that sink in,” he wrote on social media.

“The damage this president is doing to our reputation and our relationships is growing, making us less safe. If something doesn’t change we will be on our own with adversaries and enemies in every direction.”

Norway says trade war is not beneficial to anyone

Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Stoere on Sunday urged caution over a looming trade war after US president Donald Trump had threatened additional tariffs on eight European countries including Norway over their support for Greenland.

“I think we should be very careful not to have a trade war that spirals out of control. I don’t think anyone benefits from that,” Stoere told broadcaster NRK following a press conference.

Trump’s Greenland threat risks ‘dangerous downward spiral’, UK says in joint statement with European allies

The UK, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have issued a joint statement saying Trump’s threat risks a “dangerous downward spiral” and “undermines transatlantic relations”.

We stand in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark and the people of Greenland. Building on the process begun last week, we stand ready to engage in a dialogue based on the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity that we stand firmly behind.

Tariffs over Greenland ‘do not serve anyone’ says Finland’s PM

Finland’s prime minister Petteri Orpo has also reacted to Trump’s comments, posting on his social media that believes tariffs “do not serve anyone” and would harm both Europe and the US.

“Finland’s view is that any questions among allies should be resolved through discussions, not through pressure.

“The US has raised concerns about Arctic security, which is a key issue for Finland.

“We seek to safeguard Arctic security together with all our allies while respecting the territorial integrity of Denmark and Greenland.

“Tariffs would harm both Europe and the US. They do not serve anyone. We are working closely with our European partners and allies.”

Elsewhere Finnish president Alexander Stubb, who famously bonded with Trump over their shared love of golf, wrote on social media. “Tariffs would undermine the transatlantic relationship and risk a dangerous downward spiral.”

“Among allies, issues are best resolved through discussion, not through pressure.”