The EU's two leading members were reacting to the US president-elect's plans to acquire Denmark's autonomous territory.

France and Germany on Wednesday warned Donald Trump against threatening "sovereign borders" after the US president-elect refused to rule out military action to take Greenland, an autonomous territory of European Union member Denmark.

The island’s rare earth minerals and plum Arctic position have turned it into a geopolitical hotspot and the object of American fantasies.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday publicly called out US President-elect Donald Trump over his threat to seize control of Greenland, saying "the inviolability of borders applies to every country.

Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL) speaks on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 17, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo (Reuters) - Greenland is important for the United States' national security,

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said on Friday he was ready to speak with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has said he wants control over the Arctic island, and urged respect for the island's independence aspirations.

Donald Trump’s obsession with Greenland has put the world’s largest island in an unexpected position of power.