Tariffs, Trump and Greenland: 'The end of the world as we know it'?

关税、特朗普与格陵兰:这是我们认知世界的终结吗?

The Story

2026-01-20

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Keir Starmer has said that Donald Trump’s plan to put tariffs on the UK and seven other countries which oppose his takeover of Greenland is ‘completely wrong.’ Europe is considering its response, from counter tariffs to more radical options. So is this the start of a trade war or something even more serious? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guest: Oliver Moody, Berlin correspondent, The Times and The Sunday Times. Host: Manveen Rana.  Producers: Olivia Case, Sophie McNulty. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Trump-Greenland latest: US president not serious about invasion, says Starmer Further listening: Can Nato survive a hostile takeover of Greenland? Clips: CBS, BBC, Al Jazeera, CBC. Photo: Getty Images. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is the story.

  • I'm Manvin Rana.

  • Dear Yanis,

  • considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize

  • for having stopped Eight Wars Plus,

  • I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace.

  • I won't lie.

  • When I first read it, I thought it was a badly written spoof.

  • A misjudged attempt at satire.

  • But no, this really is the letter President Trump sent the Norwegian Prime Minister,

  • UNESCO Arsteur, about the future of Greenland.

  • We've hoisted up.

  • Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China.

  • And why do you have a right of ownership anyway?

  • There are no written documents.

  • It's only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there also.

  • That's not strictly true.

  • There are a series of legal documents and a treaty from 1814,

  • but I'm not sure the president is a fan of historic detail,

  • which he confirmed with the last few lines of his letter.