LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on Monday for calm discussion to avert a possible trade war with the United States over Greenland, appealing to President Donald Trump to respect alliances such as NATO rather than undermine them.
All but ruling out retaliatory levies against the United States if Trump carried out his threat to impose tariffs on imports from Britain and seven other countries unless the US was allowed to buy Greenland, Starmer sought to de-escalate the war of words.
to set out what he described as the values underpinning his approach toward Trump, which has been criticized by opposition politicians for being too weak, by saying “pragmatic does not mean being passive.”
STARMER SAYS TARIFFS SHOULD NOT BE USED AGAINST ALLIES
