““This is classic Trump, so let’s be serious … it won’t happen”: the British Foreign Minister explained Trump’s rhetoric British Foreign Minister David Lammy called Trump’s threats to Greenland “classic Trump” and refused to criticize the ally. France instead warned the US against trying to establish control over the territory.”, — write on: unn.ua
Writes UNN with reference to News Sky and Infobae.
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Journalists asked British Foreign Secretary David Lammy about his view of Donald Trump’s recent comments.
Lemmy responded, “I think that’s classic Donald Trump.” The head of British diplomacy refused to condemn threats by the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, about possible military measures to take control of Greenland. Lamy explained:
Trump’s statements may be “destabilizing,” but he hasn’t always followed through on what he threatened.
In this sense, answering a direct question about military threats, David Lammy limited himself to the words: “I am not in a position to condemn our closest partner.”
The British Foreign Minister noted:
The future of Greenland is the business of its people .. No NATO country has gone to war since the creation of NATO. And I don’t think about it.
We will remind
Donald Trump has previously stated his desire to take Greenland and the Panama Canal under US control. But in addition, the newly elected US president called on NATO countries to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP instead of the current 2%. European politicians reacted to Trump’s call to European NATO members to increase spending.
France has warned Donald Trump against establishing control over Greenland through military force or economic coercion.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barro said that the European Union “will not allow other countries of the world to attack its sovereign borders, no matter who they are.”
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