UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stepped onto the global stage with a firm rebuttal of Donald Trump’s bullying tactics. In a phone call regarding the Greenland crisis, Starmer told the US President that threatening NATO allies with tariffs is "wrong."

The move carries risk. The UK is desperate for a trade deal with the US post-Brexit. However, Starmer has chosen solidarity with Europe over appeasement. "Security in the high north is non-negotiable," Downing Street stated. It is a gamble that could freeze UK-US relations or earn Starmer respect as a principled leader.