France has warned not to threaten the European Union's “sovereign borders” after President-elect Donald Trump did not rule out military action to seize Greenland, an autonomous territory of EU member Denmark. I warned you.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault told France Inter Radio: “There is no question that the EU will allow any other country in the world to attack its own sovereign borders, no matter who they are.” .
He added that while he did not believe the US would “invade” Greenland, “we have entered an era where we are seeing a resurgence of the fittest.”
During an hour-long press conference on Tuesday, President Trump did not rule out using military force to seize the Panama Canal and Greenland, and said he would use “economic power” to make Canada part of the United States. indicated that he intended to do so.
Shortly after the comments, his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., flew to Greenland's capital Nuuk on what he called a private visit. He stayed for several hours but said he had no intention of meeting with government officials.
President Trump, who will take office on January 20, said last month that U.S. control of Greenland was “absolutely necessary” for America's “economic security.”
Greenland, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark but granted autonomy in 1979, has informed President Trump that it is not for sale.
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Moute Egede both said it was up to Greenlanders to decide their future.
“There is a lot of support among Greenlanders that Greenland is not for sale and never will be for sale. Greenland belongs to Greenlanders,” Frederiksen said.
Greenland has a population of approximately 57,000 people and is the world's largest island. Since 2009, it has had the right to hold a referendum on independence. Egede is a member of the pro-independence People's Community (IA) party.
Egede said last week that Greenland “is not and never will be for sale.”
Barot also called on the EU to resist Elon Musk's threats against many European leaders, particularly Germany's Social Democratic Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
“If the European Commission does not know how to protect us from this interference and the threat of interference, it must give member states, including France, the ability to protect themselves,” Barot said.
Mr. Egede is scheduled to meet with the King of Denmark at 2pm Danish time on Wednesday, during which President Trump's threats and the expansion into Greenland are likely to be discussed.
Egede, who arrived at Copenhagen Airport late Tuesday night, responded to President Trump's refusal to eliminate military and economic coercion aimed at controlling Greenland, calling them “serious statements.”
“I think what's come out is some serious statements. But we'll take it from there,” he said. I told DR.
A meeting with the king scheduled for earlier in the day was canceled at the last minute, with Egede's office citing a “diary exercise”. But the cancellation was seen by some as disrespectful and embarrassing to the king following Donald Trump Jr.'s visit to Greenland on Tuesday. The king recently changed his royal coat of arms to more prominently include the symbols of Greenland and the Faroe Islands, both of which are self-governing. territory of Denmark.
