French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault said categorically on Wednesday that the European Union will not allow President-elect Donald Trump to occupy Greenland by military force.
“It is out of the question for the European Union to allow another country… to attack its sovereign borders, no matter who it is,” Barot told French radio. According to Politico.
Barot added that he doubts President Trump would take the unusual step of invading Greenland.
“If you ask me if I think the United States will invade Greenland, my answer is no. But have we entered an era of survival of the fittest? Then my answer is yes,” Barot said. .
Denmark's Prime Minister has a frank message to Trump: Greenland is not for sale
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrault speaks at the annual conference of French ambassadors held at the International Conference Center of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 6, 2025 in Paris, France. (via Ludovic Marin/Pool, Reuters)
The stark warning came after President Trump made various statements that the island territory was critical to U.S. national and economic security interests and expressed interest in purchasing it from Denmark. . He made similar comments about the U.S. taking the Panama Canal out of Panama's control after it abandoned it in 1977.
The US president-elect was asked about the issue at a press conference on Tuesday, and did not rule out using military force to seize control of Greenland or the Panama Canal.
A reporter asked President Trump if he could assure the world that he would not use military or economic coercion to take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland.
President Trump said, “No, I can't vouch for either of those things. But I can tell you this: We need them for our economic security.”
Donald Trump JR arrives in Greenland as his father tells Denmark to 'give up'
President-elect Trump first proposed purchasing Greenland in 2019, during his first term. (Getty Images)
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stressed on Tuesday that Greenland is not for sale.
Frederiksen told Danish television that Greenland's Prime Minister Moute Egede had made it very clear that there was “a lot of support among Greenlanders that Greenland is not for sale and never will be for sale.” “I'm doing it,” he said. the hill.
She reportedly told TV 2 that Greenland would choose its own future, saying, “We need to remain calm and stick to our principles,” while also calling the United States an important part of Denmark's He praised Japan as a great ally.
President Trump escalates plan to buy green space after residents complain: 'Denmark is taking advantage of us'
Donald Trump Jr. (center) poses for a photo in front of the Hans Egede statue upon arrival in Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Emil Stach/Ritzau Scanpics, via AP)
In a post on Truth Social on Monday, President Trump said, “I hear the people of Greenland are 'MAGA'.” The Republican party attached a video purportedly showing Greenlanders asking the United States to buy their country.
President Trump's son arrived in the Arctic capital of Nuuk on Tuesday. He met local people, visited cultural sites, and shot videos for his podcast. The president-elect posted a video showing a plane with the word “TRUMP” written on it landing in Nuuk.
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“Don Jr. and my agent have landed in Greenland,” Trump wrote. “The welcome has been great. They and the free world need safety, security, strength and peace. This is a deal that must happen. MAGA. Make Greenland great again. Sho!”
At a press conference on Tuesday, President Trump said of Greenland, “Denmark should abandon it.”
Fox News Digital's Stephen Sorace, Brooke Singman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
