A French minister says the European Union will defend its borders in response to Trump’s threats to Greenland

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrault said the European Union would not allow any country to “attack its sovereign borders”, after Donald Trump refused to rule out seizing Greenland by force.

In response to a question about the possibility of a US invasion of Danish territory, Barrow told France Inter radio: “Obviously there is no doubt that the European Union allows other countries in the world, whoever they may be, and I would even say starting with Russia, to attack their sovereign borders. “We are a strong continent, and we must strengthen ourselves further.”

He added that he did not expect Trump to invade Greenland, but added that Europe needed to “wake up” to a less secure world.

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