Kamal Ghorui
US President Donald Trump, who got irked over the deployment of troops by the European Union in Greenland, later admitted that it was a “bad information”, CNN reported citing a senior UK official. The admission came during a phone call with UK counterpart Keir Starmer. “President Donald Trump conceded in a weekend phone call with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer that he may have been given ‘bad information’ on the announcement of troop deployments from European countries to Greenland,” the report said.
Several European Nato members—among them France, Germany, Sweden and Norway—last week said they will deploy troops to Greenland for security drills led by Denmark. Germany’s defence ministry said the exercise aims to assess measures to protect the Arctic against what it called threats from Russia and China, while France said its first troops are already on their way, AFP reported.Trump announced plans to impose tariffs on eight European countries, linking the move to his demand for US control of Greenland. The tariffs would apply to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the US would levy a 10 per cent tariff on imports from these countries starting February 1, 2026, “until such time as a deal is reached for the complete and total purchase of Greenland.” He added that if no agreement is reached by June 1, the tariff rate would be increased to 25 per cent.
