On Wednesday, Democrat Ted Lieu warned: “There is no legal justification, whatsoever, to use military force against a NATO ally like Greenland. If any military member participates in this without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.”
Sikorski was in Paris for the visit of Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, but the meeting with his European counterparts was also an opportunity to discuss Greenland.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the three European ministers discussed a joint European response to Trump’s threats, something that “was destined to be widened to all European partners.”
“What is at stake is the question of how Europe, the EU, can be strengthened to deter threats, attempts on its security and interests,” Barrot said.
“Greenland is not for sale, and it is not for taking. The age when you could buy and sell Louisiana is over, so the threats must stop,” he added, referring to France’s 1803 sale of the vast territory to the U.S. for $15 million.
In recent days, Trump has reiterated his claims to Greenland — a self-ruling Danish territory — following a separate U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last weekend.