After United States President Donald Trump threatened a trade war against European countries which oppose his bid to acquire Greenland, Europe is now considering deploying a “trade bazooka” – a powerful, multilayered instrument in its arsenal of economic deterrents.Norway says its prime minister has received a message from Trump hinting that Oslo’s failure to award him the Nobel Peace Prize is at least partly to blame for his stance.Here is more about Trump’s tariff threat to Europe, alongside Europe’s response.What was in Trump’s Norway letter over Greenland?Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store’s office confirmed on Monday that he had received a message from Trump in which he wrote: “Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace.”Trump added: “Although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America.”Trump reiterated that he does not believe Denmark can keep Greenland secure from Russia or China.“The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland,” he wrote.What tariffs has Trump threatened against Europe?In a post on his Truth Social platform on January 17, Trump wrote that he had subsidised Denmark and other European Union countries by not charging them trade tariffs.He wrote that, starting from February 1, exports to the US from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and …
