U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 17th (local time) that, starting on the 1st of next month, a 10% U.S.-bound tariff and, starting on June 1, a 25% U.S.-bound tariff would be imposed on European countries dispatching troops in defiance of the United States' intention to annex Greenland.
Trump said on Truth Social that day, "Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland were headed to Greenland with no clear purpose."
As the United States recently raised even the possibility of military action to get its hands on Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, major European countries have been dispatching troops to Greenland.
Not only Sweden, Finland, and Norway, which border Denmark, but also France, Germany, and the United Kingdom are joining the troop dispatch. The countries for which Trump signaled a tariff appear to refer to those that sent forces to Greenland. Trump said, "These tariffs will remain in place until an agreement is reached on the complete and comprehensive purchase of Greenland."