Olaf Scholz says borders are inviolable after president-elect talks of using US military or tariffs to take control of island<\/p>\n
Germany and France have warned Donald Trump against any attempt to \u201cmove borders by force\u201d after the incoming US president said he was prepared to use economic tariffs or military might to seize control of Danish-administered Greenland.<\/p>\n
In a hastily called televised statement, Germany\u2019s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said Trump\u2019s remarks had triggered \u201cincomprehension\u201d among European leaders. \u201cThe principle of the inviolability of borders applies to every country \u2013 regardless of whether it is east of us or to the west \u2013 and every state must respect that, regardless of whether it is a small country or a very powerful state.\u201d<\/p>\n
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