France and Germany are going to fight USA in Greenland amid Trump threats? Let them do it!

France and Germany on Wednesday said they will send troops to Greenland along with other European countries, as US President Donald Trump ramped up threats to conquer the Arctic island, France 24 reports.

The deployment of a 13-strong Bundeswehr reconnaissance team to the Greenlandic capital Nuuk from Thursday was at Denmark's invitation, the German Defence Ministry said.

According to Berlin, the mission aims to "explore the framework conditions for possible military contributions to support Denmark in ensuring security in the region".

France, the European Union's only nuclear power, also confirmed that it would send troops to Greenland, after a high-stakes meeting between US, Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington.

Trump has repeatedly vowed to take control of the autonomous Danish territory, arguing that it is vital for US security.

After meeting US officials including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said it was "clear that the president has this wish of conquering Greenland", which he argued was "absolutely not necessary".

EU assembly weighs freezing US trade deal over Trump's Greenland threats

The European Parliament is considering putting on hold the European Union's implementation of the trade deal struck with the United States in protest over threats by US President Donald Trump to seize Greenland.

A group of 23 lawmakers also urged the EU assembly’s president Roberta Metsola on Wednesday to freeze work on the agreement as long as the US administration continued its threats to take control of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.

“If we go through and approve a deal that Trump has seen as a personal victory, while he makes claims for Greenland and refuses to rule out any manner in which to achieve this, it will be easily seen as rewarding him and his actions,” the letter drafted by Danish lawmaker Per Clausen said.

French lawmaker Valerie Hayer, head of the centrist Renew Europe group, said on Tuesday the EU should consider holding off a vote if Trump’s threats continued.

Many lawmakers have complained that the US trade deal is lopsided, with the EU required to cut most import duties while the US sticks to a broad rate of 15 percent.

However, freezing the deal risks angering Trump, which could lead to higher US tariffs. The Trump administration has also ruled out any concessions, such as cutting tariffs on spirits or steel, until the deal is in place.

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