Terry Schultz

The European Union will always be very firm in defending international law wherever it may be, he said, and of course, starting within the territory of the EU member states.

He says he's coordinating a joint response.

The EU is responsible for the trade relationships of all its member states, and measures cannot be imposed on countries individually.

For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.

EU Council President Antonio Costa was asked to respond to Trump's attempt to impose tariffs on Denmark and those countries which have come to its aid.

Costa didn't mention Trump or the U.S., but said he wanted to send a very clear message to the whole world.

The European Union will always be very firm in defending international law wherever it may be, he said, and of course, starting within the territory of the EU member states.

He says he's coordinating a joint response.

The EU is responsible for the trade relationships of all its member states, and measures cannot be imposed on countries individually.

For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.

Protesters in Copenhagen and other major Danish cities are joining those in the streets in Greenland.

To reiterate to President Trump, he cannot take the island, nor can he buy it.

In the Capitol, the U.S.

Embassy is the focal point for the day of speeches and musical performances focused on displaying Greenlandic unity.

Marchers are carrying a mix of Danish and Greenlandic flags and another red and white symbol.

Red baseball caps like those used by Trump supporters to display their MAGA slogan.

But in this case, the caps say, make America go away.

For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.

As Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was trying to convince the Trump administration to drop its threats to take control of Greenland, back in Copenhagen, his counterpart, Defence Minister Truls Poulsen, announced Operation Arctic Endurance.

There will be an increased military presence in and around Greenland, he said, of aircraft, ships and soldiers, including from other NATO allies.