French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, pictured on January 3, 2025, said the European Union would not tolerate attacks on its territory after Donald Trump called on the US to take control of Greenland.
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The French Foreign Minister said on Wednesday that the European Union will not tolerate attacks within its borders, following President-elect Donald Trump's assertion that the European Union will not tolerate attacks within its borders. Greenland was placed under American control he “necessity“.
in interview Jean-Noel Barrot said in statements to France Inter radio station that the 27 member states of the Union will never accept any attempts to attack the territory of the European Union.
Greenland is an autonomous Danish region, making it a country and an Overseas Territory (OCT) associated with the European Union.
“There is no doubt that the European Union will allow another country in the world, whoever it may be — and I would say, starting with Russia — to attack its sovereign borders,” Barrow said, according to a CNBC translation. “We are a strong continent, and we need to strengthen ourselves further.”
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