France proposes sending troops to Greenland in response to Trump's threats
Greenland - Saba:
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday that Paris had discussed with Denmark sending troops to Greenland in response to the repeated threats made by US President Donald Trump.
"Paris has started discussing the deployment of troops with Denmark, and other EU countries are also ready to consider sending troops if necessary," Barro was quoted as saying by Sud Radio in an interview.
"If Denmark asks for help, France will be there. European borders are sovereign borders, whether they are in the north, south, east or west, and no one can tolerate interference in our borders," he added.
"Denmark did not want to go ahead with the idea of deploying troops," he explained.
Barro's comments came as Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen embarks on a whirlwind tour of European capitals to rally support from allies to deal with US President Donald Trump.
Frederiksen was in Berlin and Paris on Tuesday morning to speak with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron respectively, and is due to meet NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels.
The US president has increasingly focused on his claim to the island, having previously expressed confidence that the United States would inevitably get Greenland, which currently belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark.
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