Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that "the imposition of new sanctions by the US president would be a mistake."
She said she spoke to Trump after he made his threat of tariffs over Greenland and "told him what I thought."
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There was "a problem of understanding and communication" at this point, she said.
Speaking to reporters, the Italian prime minister also said she had spoken to the NATO secretary general and would speak to other European leaders about the situation.