The European Union, British prime minister Keir Starmer and leaders from nearly a dozen other European countries have come out against the "wrong" and "disrespectful" rhetoric of President Donald Trump as he continues to suggest the U.S. could annex Greenland.

Donald Trump's claims on Greenland are worrying Europe once again. After the US attack on Venezuela, concerns are growing over how far Washington might go— and if the EU has any real tools to defend Danish territory.

Europe has hit back after Donald Trump threatened to annex Greenland, days after toppling Venezuela ’s leadership with the shock capture of President Nicolas Maduro. The American leader said the Arctic island is “ so strategic right now ” and that annexation would benefit both the European Union and the US.

Washington's military intervention in Venezuela has reignited fears about Trump's designs on the autonomous Danish territory, which has untapped rare earth deposits.View on euronews

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday said President Donald Trump's ongoing threats to annex Greenland are a risk to global peace, warning that any attack by the United States on the Danish territory would bring the end of NATO and the "security that has been established since the end of the Second World War.

The European Union’s response to US intervention removing Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro from power has been a stuttering one, with the bloc mostly holding its tongue to avoid antagonising Donald Trump. The private shock at the US decision to deploy military force was followed by a muted public reaction.

“Greenland is an ally to the U.S. and is also covered by the NATO alliance and that is a big big difference,” said Paula Pinho, the commission’s chief spokesperson. “We therefore completely stand by Greenland and in no ways do we see a possible comparison with what happened.”

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