Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
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Germany reaffirms that borders must not be moved by force, responding to Trump's statements about Greenland and Canada.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has taken note of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's statements about Greenland and Canada, and stands by the international principle that borders must not be moved by force, said a government spokesperson on Wednesday.
"As always, the honourable principle of the United Nations Charter and the Helsinki Accords applies, namely that borders must not be moved by force," said a spokesperson at a regular news conference.
The spokesperson declined to comment when asked about how seriously Germany was taking Trump's statements.
Trump refused on Tuesday to rule out using military or economic action to pursue an acquisition of the Panama Canal and Greenland and also floated the idea of turning Canada into a U.S. state.
(Writing by Miranda Murray; Editing by Madeline Chambers)
The article discusses Germany's response to Trump's statements about potentially moving borders by force.
Germany emphasized that borders must not be moved by force, in line with international principles.
The United Nations Charter and the Helsinki Accords were cited by Germany.
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