China, Russia benefit from Trump's Greenland tariff threat, EU's Kallas says

Tariffs imposed by the US on European allies undermine prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic and play into the hands of China and Russia, the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Saturday.

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17 January 2026 at 23:49:37

China, Russia benefit from Trump's Greenland tariff threat, EU's Kallas says

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas looks on, during a joint press conference with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (not pictured) in Berlin, Germany, January 13, 2026.

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AMSTERDAM- Tariffs imposed by the US on European allies undermine prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic and play into the hands of China and Russia, the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Saturday.

"China and Russia must be having a field day. They are the ones who benefit from divisions among allies," Kallas said in a post on X in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's vow to impose tariffs on allies resisting his demand to acquire Greenland.

"Tariffs risk making europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO."

-Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Chris Reese/Reuters