Swedish PM rejects US ‘blackmail’

President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs on eight European NATO states for opposing his plan to acquire Greenland

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has denounced US tariff threats, calling them “blackmail” against his country and its allies.

The comment comes in response to Washington hitting eight European NATO nations with import duties for opposing US President Donald Trump’s plans to acquire the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland.