The insistence of the president of the United States on annexing the Arctic island, territory under the sovereignty of Denmarkhas put community leaders on high alert. After the military intervention in Venezuela to stop Nicolás Maduro, Europeans fear that Trump will take action in Greenland.
“Whatever the form of the intimidation and whatever its origin“We have started work to prepare to respond, to replicate,” Barrot explained in an interview on the network France Inter.
“And we do not want to do it alone, because to respond we must be convincing and forceful. Once this work has been completed in the coming days, we will be able to share it with our main European partners,” announced the head of French diplomacy.
Barrot plans to address the Greenland issue during a meeting this Wednesday with his German counterparts, Johann Wadephul; and from Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski.
The French minister has not given any details about the content of this plan. Early last year, following Trump’s return to the White House, Emmanuel Macron offered send French troops to Greenlandbut Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen ruled it out to avoid further escalation.
“The Danes have not yet communicated to their European allies what type of specific support they wish to receive.“explained a senior EU official quoted by the agency. Reuters. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, has assured that he is not aware of any European plan to defend Greenland.
“It would make absolutely no sense for a NATO country to attack another NATO country; It would make no sense and, above all, it would be totally contrary to the interests of the United States,” highlighted the head of French diplomacy.
Barrot assures that the American Secretary of State himself, Marco Rubiohas personally informed him that Washington is not considering military intervention in Greenland. “He has ruled out that it is possible to imagine what just happened in Venezuela happening in Greenland,” he indicated.
However, Trump has so far ignored all signs of concern from European partners over his threats to Greenland. His spokesperson, Caroline Leavitt, said in an interview with ABC News that US use of military force remains an ‘option’.
“President Trump has made clear that the acquisition of Greenland is a national security priority for the United States, and that it is vital to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region,” the spokesperson alleges.
For his part, Marco Rubio has informed members of Congress behind closed doors that Trump’s objective is to buy Greenland and not invade it, as reported by the New York Times.