US President-elect Donald Trump's statement about potentially taking control of Greenland has raised alarms globally. While Trump insists on exploring options, including military and economic measures, European nations, including France and Germany, have voiced their opposition to any forcible annexation.
Greenland 's leader was expected to hold talks on Wednesday with the Danish king in Copenhagen, after US President-elect Donald Trump said he wanted to take control of the vast Arctic island, an autonomous territory of Denmark.Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, said on Tuesday he would not rule out using military or economic action to make Greenland part of the United States. The same day, Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., made a private visit to Greenland .
Trump's comments prompted France's foreign minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, to say on Wednesday that the European Union would not let other nations attack its sovereign borders. Barrot added he did not believe the US would invade Greenland, which has been part of Denmark for over 600 years.A German government spokesman said Germany stands by the international principle that borders not be changed by force.NATO did not respond on Wednesday to a request for comments on Trump's remarks. Denmark is a member of the US-led military alliance and also of the EU. Greenland, which has just 57,000 people but is more than 2 million square km in size, is not part of the EU but it is of NATO through its links with Denmark.Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede, leader of a left-wing political party that supports future independence from Denmark, was due to meet King Frederik in Copenhagen later on Wednesday. The royal court gave no details on their planned meeting.While many Greenlanders dream of independence from their former colonial ruler, the king still enjoys a large measure of popularity, having spent extended periods of time in Greenland, including a four-month expedition on the ice sheet.'I'm sure the king is really the person best placed in Denmark to deal with this issue right now because he has a long history with Greenland,' Damien Degeorges, a Reykjavik-based consultant specializing in Greenland, told Reuters.'He's popular in Greenland. So he can clearly be helpful to the Danish-Greenlandic relationshi
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