‘Don’t provoke your daddy’: Russian envoy mocks Europe after Trump’s 10% tariff threat over Greenland
Trump, on Saturday, vowed to impose a 10% tariff on the eight European countries from February 1 onwards if a solution to the Greenland deadlock isn’t made.
The Russian envoy said that tariffs amount to “about 1% per soldier sent to Greenland.” (AP Photo/ File)
Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev has taken a potshot at the European nations after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 10% tariff on eight European countries for opposing Washington’s plan to take over Greenland and warned that Europe should not “provoke their daddy.”
Mocking the European Union and NATO allies, Russian presidential envoy and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev posted on X, “Trump slaps 10% tariffs on the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Finland, Netherlands, and Norway over their ‘dangerous game’ of sending military to Greenland.”
A crowd walks to the US consulate to protest against Trump’s policy towards Greenland in Nuuk, Greenland. (AP Photo)
The Russian envoy said that tariffs amount to “about 1% per soldier sent to Greenland.” Dmitriev is part of Russia’s delegation which is holding talks with the US on the Ukraine war.
Dear Ursula "Pfizer" von der Leyen, do not provoke the Daddy! Take back the 13 soldiers sent to Greenland.
The comments by the Russian envoy were in response to European Union President Ursula von der Leyen, who in a post on X, backed Denmark and Greenland’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and criticised the tariff threat by Trump administration.
Leyen said, “Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law…The EU stands in full solidarity with Denmark and the people of Greenland…Tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.”
Russian envoy Dmitriev, mocked the European Union president, saying, “Dear Ursula “Pfizer” von der Leyen, do not provoke the Daddy! Take back the 13 soldiers sent to Greenland.”
Trump, on Saturday, vowed to impose a 10% tariff on the eight European countries from February 1 onwards if a solution to the Greenland deadlock isn’t made. The Republican leader has cautioned that the tariff would rise to 25% from June 1.
In a retaliatory move, the European Union leaders are considering to impose a package of tariffs on $107.7 billion of US imports which could automatically kick in on February 6 after a suspension of six months.
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The Russian envoy said that tariffs amount to “about 1% per soldier sent to Greenland.” (AP Photo/ File) 
