“Greenland cannot be taken, it is not for sale,” the official emphasized on the public channel France 2, amid escalating rhetoric from Trump concerning the seizure of the enormous island, which holds vast resources beneath its ice, from oil and gas to gold, uranium, and the renowned rare earth elements.

The White House chief reiterated over the weekend his objective of controlling Greenland as a matter of national security, arguing that Denmark “cannot take care of it.”

According to Haddad, Europeans must assert themselves in a world of powers in order to write their own destiny.

For his part, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated on the France Inter radio network that, faced with Trump’s plans regarding Greenland, Europeans are preparing to deal with Washington’s intimidation tactics.

According to Barrot, in a conversation yesterday with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the latter ruled out the possibility of intervention in the Danish territory, where the US already maintains a military base.

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