Minister says Germany will not be 'blackmailed' by Trump

Reuters
2026.01.18 11:49
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BERLIN, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Germany and its European partners will not be “blackmailed” by Donald Trump, German finance minister and vice chancellor Lars Klingbeil said on Sunday, after the U.S. president announced additional tariffs to pressure Europe in the Greenland dispute.Germany will always extend a hand to the U.S. to find common solutions but Berlin cannot go along with Washington on this point, Klingbeil said in a statement.“And so the very clear signal: we will not be blackmailed, and there will be a European response,” he added.