Newsar
Back to News

Starmer says Trump’s Greenland tariff threat ‘completely wrong’ and a trade war in no one’s interest

Associated Press (AP)CenterEN 4 min read 100% complete January 19, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Starmer says Trump’s Greenland tariff threat ‘completely wrong’ and a trade war in no one’s interest
Read Original Article

AI Summary

medium article 4 min

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticized former U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs against allies regarding Greenland, stating that it is "completely wrong" and that a trade war benefits no one. Starmer's comments followed Trump's repeated assertions that the U.S. needs control of Greenland for national security reasons. Trump has claimed that China and Russia also desire Greenland, which possesses significant untapped reserves of critical minerals, and has not ruled out military action. Trump announced on Saturday that he would impose a 10% import tax on goods from eight European nations, including the U.K., starting in February.

Key Entities & Roles

Key Player Opposition Context
UK 40% Danish Navy 40% Nuuk ×250% Russia 60% China 60% Denmark ×360% United States ×270% Keir Starmer ×280% Donald Trump ×490% Greenland ×695%

Keywords

trade war 90% greenland 80% tariffs 70% national security 60% critical minerals 50% military action 40%

Sentiment Analysis

Negative
Score: -0.30

Source Transparency

Source
Associated Press (AP)
Political Lean
Center (0.00)
Far LeftCenterFar Right
Classification Confidence
90%

This article was automatically classified using rule-based analysis. The political bias score ranges from -1 (far left) to +1 (far right).

Topic Connections

Explore how the topics in this article connect to other news stories

Network visualization showing 51 related topics
View Full Graph
trade wargreenlandtariffsnational securitycritical mineralsmilitary action
Explore Full Topic Graph