US President Donald Trump has announced a new set of tariffs on a number of countries that export goods to the US, starting February 1.
Trump said these will remain in effect until "an agreement is reached for the full and total purchase of Greenland" by the US.
The president said that countries like Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland would be "charged a 10% tariff" on "all and every" goods shipped to the US.
On June 1, this will increase to 25%.
As a reminder, tariffs are taxes on imported goods and are usually paid to the government by companies that import foreign products.
"World peace is at stake! China wants Greenland and Denmark can't do anything about it," Trump said.
He goes on to say that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland "have traveled to Greenland for unknown purposes" and are playing a "very dangerous game."
"Strong measures must be taken to end this potentially dangerous situation quickly and without question," Trump added. /Telegraph/
