The position that international law does not allow the occupation of other countries’ territories, regardless of geopolitical or strategic interests, was reiterated by the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaya Callas, speaking earlier today in the European Parliament, against the backdrop of Greenland.

Callas stressed that the European Union will maintain a firm stance against such threats, noting that “no state has the right to occupy the territory of another.”

During her speech, she acknowledged the ever-increasing strategic importance of Greenland, noting that its geographic location, between North America and the Arctic, makes it a critical point for early warning systems, especially in the event of a missile threat from Russia.

“Geopolitical tensions and geo-economic competition in the Arctic require the European Union, in cooperation with its partners, to react,” he stressed, adding that the European response “must be realistic and based on principles, guided by international law.”

Concluding, Callas emphasized the Union’s position, “No state has the right to occupy the territory of another. Not in Ukraine, not in Greenland, not anywhere else in the world.”