EU leaders ponder the 'cruel paradox' of a US ally threatening tariffs and a possible land grab

European Union leaders are grappling with possible responses to a major ally the United States which appears determined to start a trade war or perhaps even seize part of their territory. The leaders met in Brussels on Monday for a defense summit. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says it would “be a cruel paradox" if the EU and the United States find themselves in conflict with a war also raging in Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on EU imports since taking office and refused to rule out the use of military force to take control of Greenland. Poland currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency. Tusk says Trump’s threats amount to “a serious test” of European unity.