France offered to deploy troops to Greenland after Donald Trump repeatedly signaled he’d like to annex the Danish territory, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said. Barrot said in an interview with Sud Radio that France had “started discussing” sending troops to Greenland,

France is considering deploying troops to Greenland in response to US President Donald Trump’s controversial remarks about acquiring the Arctic island, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Tuesday. Barrot confirmed that France discussed the issue with Denmark but stressed there are no immediate plans for action.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warns Trump not to take territory by force as EU leaders prepare to discuss Greenland tensions at a Feb. 3 summit.

France could send troops to Greenland to defend against Donald Trump's threat to take control of the Danish territory, according to a high-ranking official. French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot told Sud Radio that France had discussed troop deployment with Denmark,

French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot discusses the possibility of deploying troops to Greenland if Denmark requests EU solidarity.

The comments came as Denmark’s prime minister travels to Berlin, Paris and Brussels to shore up support from allies.

Danish PM Frederiksen, however, signalled she had "no reason to believe there is a military threat to Greenland or Denmark."