German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful, and suggested that expansionist comments by President-elect Donald Trump are meeting with “incomprehension” among European leaders.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot says the European Union (EU) will stand firm in its alliance in the face of repeated comments from President-elect Trump about the U.S. acquiring Greenland

Donald Trump has tossed expansionist rhetoric at U.S. allies and potential adversaries with arguments that the frontiers of American power need to be extended into Canada and the Danish territory of Greenland, and southward to include the Panama Canal.

There is no question of the EU letting other nations in the world, whoever they may be (...) attack its sovereign borders,' said Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.

The French foreign minister said the bloc must become stronger after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to take control of Greenland.

PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union will not let other nations attack its sovereign borders, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday, responding to comments by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on taking over Greenland.

President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestions that international borders can be redrawn — by force if necessary — are particularly inflammatory in Europe.

The Axios portal reports that Denmark is contacting Donald Trump's team about joint efforts to bolster Greenland's security. The US President-elect is contemplating assuming control of the island. According to Axios,

The Axios portal reports that Denmark is contacting Donald Trump's team to discuss collaborative efforts to enhance Greenland's security. The U.S. President-elect is contemplating taking control of the island.