The French minister responded to Trump’s threat to Greenland by saying that the European Union will protect its borders

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barot said the European Union would not allow any country to “hit its sovereign borders” after Donald Trump said he would not take Greenland by force.

Asked about the possibility of the US invading Denmark, Barot told French radio station Interradio: “Of course, there is no question that the European Union will allow other countries in the world, whoever they are, starting with Russia.” Attacking her sovereign borders. We are a strong continent, we must strengthen ourselves further.

He added that he did not expect Trump to invade Greenland, but that Europe needed to “wake up” to a more secure world.

This is a developing story.