Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Trump:

We must respond to this; there’s no point in being soft anymore.

If someone says, “I want to take NATO territory from you, or else I’ll start a trade war,” then we will start a trade war.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever:

With midterms coming up in America, I think we should say to Trump: “This far and no further. Back down, or else we’re going all the way.”

Source: VRT

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen:

On both sides of the Atlantic, a trade war will cost jobs. On both sides of the Atlantic, it will damage the economy.

And as much as we must therefore warn against it, just as much must we now also stand firm on what we are made of in Denmark, in Greenland and in Europe.

Because what we are in, it is about much more than ourselves. We can negotiate on everything political: security, investments and economy.

But we cannot negotiate on our most fundamental values: sovereignty, our countries' identity and our borders, our democracy.

Syrian Army:

SDF forces withdrew from guarding al-Hol camp and began releasing ISIS detainees who were being held inside.

The army will enter the area in coordination with Internal Security forces and will secure it.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov:

Greenland is not a natural part of Denmark. Is it?

PKK/YPG official to AFP:

Israeli figures are in contact with us, and we expect support from Israel in any form.

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French President Macron:

Competition from the U.S. aims to subordinate Europe; it is unacceptable.

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French President Macron:

Trade wars and protectionist escalation will only produce losers.

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French President Macron jokes:

This is a time of peace, stability and predictability.

More than 60 wars in 2024, an absolute record, even if I understood a few of them were fixed.

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French President Macron:

We need more Chinese direct investment in Europe in some key sectors.

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French President Macron:

Europe may be slow, but it is predictable and has the rule of law.

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French President Macron:

This is not a time for new imperalism or new colonialism.

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EU’s Kaja Kallas:

No country has the right to take over the territory of another. Not in Ukraine. Not in Greenland. Not anywhere in the world.

NEW: The Syrian Defense Ministry says it is ready to take control of Al-Hol camp and ISIS prisons, rejecting the use of detainees as political leverage by the YPG/SDF.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever:

We need our own technological platforms to build the prosperity of tomorrow.

If not, Trump can do with us whatever he wants. He can play with us. He can make us slaves — because we actually are slaves then.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever:

We’ve been accustomed to very nice Presidents like Obama, and we haven’t noticed that the shift in America is not bound to one presidency. It’s a structural shift.

The face of America has turned to the Pacific. Their backside is turned to the Atlantic. And that will not change after Trump. It’s a structural thing.