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European leaders stand behind Greenland as US escalates threats
miranda bryant Scandinavian correspondent and Dan Sabbagh
European leaders have rallied dramatically to support Denmark and Greenland after a leading aide to Donald Trump suggested the US might be willing to seize control of the Arctic region by force.
Keir Starmer, British prime minister, Emmanuel Macron, president of France and Friedrich Merz, Greenland, a semi-autonomous region of the Danish kingdom, “belongs to its people,” the German chancellor declared to the White House in a rebuke rare in Europe.
“The authority to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland belongs to Denmark and Greenland, and they alone,” the three leaders said in a joint statement with their prime minister on Tuesday. Denmark, Italy, Poland and Spain.
Later in the evening, Starmer reiterated Britain’s support for Denmark at a press conference in Paris, where Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner were also present. “I’ve been very clear about what my position is, what the UK government’s position is,” the British leader said.
However, Anxious to avoid deepening the transatlantic rift, Starmer, Macron and Merz chose to focus on making new security commitments to Ukraine at an event aimed at bolstering support for Kiev before the Greenland crisis erupted.
The European declaration emerged in response to this questionUS demands to take control of the autonomous region have increased Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the US military.
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Only Hours after the Coalition of Volunteers took a major step towards providing Ukraine with long-awaited security guarantees With the potential deployment of British and French troops it all looked like they were heading in the right direction once again, albeit briefly. The White House said using the US military to seize Greenland was “always an option.”
The comments came just hours after some European allies issued a harsh statement in support of Denmark and Greenland. While continuing to oppose Donald Trump’s plan.
Denmark He held an emergency meeting of his foreign affairs committee last night to discuss next steps.
in the night, Wall StreetJournal reported US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that Trump’s preferred option was to buy Greenland from Denmark and not invade ($), but I’m not entirely sure that this will convince anyone in Copenhagen of the merits of the proposal.
This morning French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said: I spoke to US Rubio last night, He was also confident that a Venezuela-like scenario would not occur in Greenland. Now.
But it confirmed that France had been working with its partners on a plan for how to respond if the United States followed through on its threat to seize Greenland. The issue is expected to be brought to the agenda today at the ministerial meeting with their counterparts from Germany and Poland.
Separately, I will follow EU negotiations on the Mercosur trade agreement. While the bloc plans to increase its international trade, it was put on the table again today after a delay caused by some opposition from countries such as France and Italy.
Oh, and There are many winter blackouts across Europe, Wreaking havoc at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport with hundreds of flight cancellations and delays (more than 3,300 flights have been canceled since last Friday). By Flightradar24’s count) and CDG in Paris, among others.
Temperatures will be well below zero in most of Europe today, With -9 in Warsaw, -5 in Berlin and -2 in Paris and Brussels.
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