The document falls short of denouncing the US president’s ambition and instead calls on Washington to respect sovereignty

A group of European leaders have issued a joint statement defending Greenland as part of Denmark and calling on the US to uphold the NATO state’s territorial integrity.

US President Donald Trump has restated his long-held interest in taking over the autonomous Danish territory shortly after Washington attacked Venezuela and abducted its President Nicolas Maduro. In the aftermath, Danish PM Mette Frederiksen said Trump must be taken “seriously when he says he wants Greenland.”

The document, released on Tuesday and signed by…

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