European leaders have stated their positions in response to Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland. Trump did not rule out the possibility of using force to occupy Greenland, which is currently an autonomous province of Denmark. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot publicly defended Denmark's sovereignty over the island.
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02-13, 2025Barrot stated, "There is no question that the EU will never allow other countries in the world to attack its sovereign borders, no matter who the attacker is. We are a strong continent." However, he also expressed doubt that Trump would actually take action. "If you ask me if I think the US will invade Greenland, my answer is no," he said, "but have we entered an era of survival of the fittest? Then my answer is yes."
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that he has spoken with several European leaders on the matter. "The principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, whether it is located to our east or west, and every country must adhere to it, whether it is a small country or a very powerful one," he said. "This is a basic principle of international law and a key component of what we call Western values."
Meanwhile, Danish leaders are trying to ease relations with the incoming Trump administration. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen spoke about Greenland's right to self-determination. "We fully recognize that Greenland has its own ambitions," he said, "and if these ambitions come to fruition, Greenland will gain independence, although it is unlikely to become a US state."
On another note, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded sarcastically to Trump's announcement that he would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. She countered that North America should revert to the name "Mexico America." At a press conference, Sheinbaum displayed a map commissioned by the Dutch East India Company in 1607, which labeled almost the entire continent as "Mexico America." Sheinbaum said, "Why don't we call it Mexico America? It sounds good, doesn't it? Doesn't it?"
