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.

France and Germany have warned Donald Trump that the EU will not tolerate the US invading Greenland. The president-elect floated the idea of the US taking over the autonomous Danish territory in a lengthy press conference at Mar-a-Lago in which he refused to rule out military action to achieve his goal.

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 from Denmark.

Are you waiting for American marines to land in Greenland or what?” one journalist pressed the European Commission.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday that the European Union would not allow its borders to be attacked.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Wednesday that the European Union must defend itself better against attacks on its sovereign borders, following US President-elect Donald Trump's comments about taking Greenland.

European leaders expressed their confusion and pushed back Wednesday against President-elect Donald Trump's refusal to rule out using military force to take over Greenland.

Incoming United States president, Donald Trump, has reiterated his strong desire to acquire Greenland, going as far as threatening to adopt military force.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reminded US President-elect Donald Trump that the inviolability of borders and international law applies to everyone, including Washington. Indeed, Trump hasn't ruled out the use of military pressure to seize the Danish territory of Greenland.