Denmark on Thursday took opening shots at the Trump White House as the Nordic nation takes the reins at the European Union. “We have war on European soil. We face trade wars, and new tariffs, and we have our closest ally,

Denmark launched its presidency of the European Union on Thursday with a call for Europe to unite to take on war in Ukraine and chaos caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s global tariff hike which are likely to mark the Nordic country’s six-month term at the helm of the world’s biggest trading bloc.

Denmark has begun its EU presidency aiming to strengthen Europe's defense, climate action and economy while navigating war in Ukraine and growing US trade uncertainty.