WASHINGTON — Russian presidential envoy and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev warned European countries on Saturday not to “provoke their daddy,” following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs linked to the dispute over Greenland.

“Trump slaps 10% tariffs on the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Finland, Netherlands, and Norway over their ‘dangerous game’ of sending military to Greenland,” Dmitriev wrote on the US social media platform X.

He added that the tariffs amounted to “about 1% per soldier sent to Greenland.”

Dmitriev, who is also part of Russia’s delegation in talks with the United States on Ukraine, referenced earlier remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who had publicly referred to Trump as “daddy.”

Trump said Saturday that Washington would impose new tariffs on goods from eight European countries starting Feb. 1, with rates set to rise sharply in June, citing “national security” concerns related to Greenland.

In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said imports from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland would face a 10% tariff beginning next month, increasing to 25% on June 1.

He said the measures would remain in place until a deal is reached for the “complete and total purchase of Greenland.”

Trump has repeatedly asserted that the United States needs to take control of the autonomous Arctic territory from Denmark, arguing that it is essential to US national security. — Agencies