Greenland allies vow action if Trump moves to seize world's largest island

"European leaders, including in France and Germany, have announced they are working on a plan in the event the United States follows through on its threat to take over Greenland as tensions soar. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told France Inter radio on Wednesday that while nations want to act if the US moves to seize Greenland from an ally, Denmark, they want to do so together with our European partners."

"I myself was on the phone with the [US] Secretary of State [Marco Rubio] yesterday He discarded the idea that what just happened in Venezuela could happen in Greenland, Barrot said. On Saturday, the United States using fighter jets, attack helicopters, and special forces abducted Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to New York City to be tried for alleged drug trafficking."

"Johannes Koskinen, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Finland's parliament, called for the issue to be raised within NATO. [Allies should] address whether something needs to be done and whether the United States should be brought into line in the sense that it cannot disregard jointly agreed plans in order to pursue its own power ambitions, he said. Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and his Greenlandic counterpart, Vivian Motzfeldt, requested an urgent meeting with Rubio to discuss the situation. We would like to add some nuance to the conversation, Rasmussen wrote in a social media post. The shouting match must be replaced by a more sensible dialogu"

Germany and other European allies are coordinating closely on plans to defend Greenland's sovereignty amid concerns about potential US intervention. European leaders in France and Germany are preparing contingency measures in case the United States attempts to take over Greenland. France urged acting together with European partners rather than unilaterally. A US official dismissed the notion that events like the recent operation in Venezuela could occur in Greenland. The US operation in Venezuela involved fighter jets, attack helicopters and special forces and resulted in the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro. NATO-level consideration and urgent talks with US counterparts have been requested by Nordic officials.

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