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In a statement, the eight NATO nations — including Denmark, of which Greenland is an autonomous territory — called the tariffs "dangerous" to trans-Atlantic relations and declared "full solidarity" with Denmark and Greenland.

Greenland's premier said on Monday it would not be pressured by the threats.

In a post on Facebook, Jens-Frederik Nielsen welcomed the support of other nations, "as a clear recognition that Greenland is a democratic society with the right to make its own decisions".

"The latest statements from the United States, including threats of tariffs, do not change that stance. We will not be pressured," Nielsen continued.

Danish ‍ ‍officials will skip ‍ ‍this week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. "We can confirm that the Danish government will ‍ ‍not be represented in Davos this week," the WEF told Bloomberg.

According to the Financial Times, the European Union is considering hitting Washington with 93 billion euros ($107.68 billion) worth of tariffs or restricting US companies from the bloc's market, in response to Trump's tariff threats.

Meanwhile, EU leaders are set to discuss the yet-to-be-used Anti-Coercion Instrument, which could limit access to public tenders, investments or banking activity. It may also restrict trade in services, in which the US has a surplus with the bloc, including digital services.

The tariff threats also call into question trade deals the US struck with Britain in May and the EU in July.

The European Parliament looks set to suspend its work on the EU-US trade deal. It had been due to vote on removing many EU import duties on Jan 26-27, but Manfred Weber, head of the European People's Party, the largest group in parliament, said late on Saturday that approval was not possible for now.

European troops continued to arrive in Greenland this week in a show of support for Denmark, as talks with the US highlighted "fundamental disagreement".

For many Greenlanders, discussions about transferring their territory to US control are seen as a "complete insult", the Greenland Gazette reported.