1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: So how about Greenland? Of all the mad stuff the 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: US presidents and Erston's threatening your allies with tariffs until 3 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: the deal's cut seems pretty seems pretty out there. Twenty 4 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: five percent unless you play things his way. Andrew Ritman 5 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: is the EU observe as Foreign Editor and as well 6 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: as Andrew, morning. 7 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 2: To you, Good morning, Thanks for having me, not at all? 8 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: What's the line here between crazy and what actually might 9 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: unfold in Greenland? 10 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 2: Ha? Well, I guess that's what you ambassadors are trying 11 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 2: to decide right now. They're meeting for kind of emergency 12 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 2: talks on transatlantic relations. As we speak, we're waiting for 13 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 2: diplomats to send out some information by the WhatsApp group 14 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 2: WhatsApp groups, but we haven't heard anything yet. And I 15 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 2: guess people will be looking forward to Davos this week, 16 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 2: you know, when the leaders meet eight away to see 17 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 2: if if there can be some walking back on this 18 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 2: new crisis. 19 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: Do many people in Europe see this for? I think 20 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: what it is a negotiating stance and nothing. You know, 21 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: America is not buying Greenland. The twenty five percent tariffs 22 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: aren't going to happen. Something else will eventually, Do they 23 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: see it that way. 24 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, I mean, obviously President Trump has a history 25 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 2: of flip flopping on all sorts of things, whether it's 26 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 2: tariffs or foreign policy decisions. So there's still some hope 27 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 2: that this is just his crazy way of negotiating. And 28 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 2: you heard that today, I think from Prime Minister Maloney 29 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 2: of Italy, who said she'd spoken to him and that 30 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:34,559 Speaker 2: he seemed interested in listening to Europe. The Irish leader 31 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 2: Michael Martin also said that it was a bit premature 32 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 2: to talk of you trade retaliations, you know, until things 33 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 2: have been sort of until the temperature had been tested 34 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 2: with Washington. So there are some optimists, but you know, 35 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 2: alongside that, some people are worried that this trade war 36 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 2: could still just be American soft powers. Some people are 37 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 2: still worried that the threat of use of force is serious. 38 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 2: You heard that being voiced by Spain today, for instance. 39 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly. Andrew appreciate the insight very much, Andrew Ripman, 40 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: who's the EU Observer Foreign Editor. 41 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 2: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 42 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 2: news Talks at b from six am weekdays, or follow 43 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,399 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.