Terry Schultz

For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels.

The Danish and Greenlandic prime ministers put out a joint statement aimed at Washington, emphasizing national borders and sovereignty are matters of international law, that other countries can't simply be annexed, as President Trump has suggested of Greenland in the past.

European Commission spokesman Anwar al-Nuni issued a similar response from Brussels.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars-Luke Rasmussen summoned U.S.

Ambassador Ken Howery to issue a formal complaint.

The foreign ministers of Finland, Norway and Sweden all expressed strong support for their Nordic neighbor.

For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels.

The main question is whether more than $100 billion worth of Russian funds frozen in EU financial institutions can be used for Ukraine.

It's seen as a test of EU unity and support for Ukraine.

Repayment would only be due if and when Moscow pays reparations to Kyiv.

90% of the frozen funds are held in Belgium, and the country's prime minister says he's not willing to risk having to pay back the loan.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came to Brussels to try to push the plan over the finish line.

We just need a bit more time, he says.

EU officials warn leaders the summit will last as long as it takes to get a deal.

For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels.

The main question is whether more than $100 billion worth of Russian funds frozen in EU financial institutions can be used for Ukraine.

It's seen as a test of EU unity and support for Ukraine.

Repayment would only be due if and when Moscow pays reparations to Kiev.

90% of the frozen funds are held in Belgium, and the country's prime minister says he's not willing to risk having to pay back the loan.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came to Brussels to try to push the plan over the finish line.