The heads of state of all 27 European Union nations will meet for an "extraordinary meeting" later this week, European council president Antonio Costa said on Sunday.

President Donald Trump has shared an image, seemingly AI-edited, that shows him sitting alongside a map of the U.S. that includes Greenland, Canada and Venezuela as he speaks to European leaders.

America's European allies stood united Monday against President Trump's escalating campaign to take control of Greenland, accusing him of blackmail with a new threat of tariffs if they continue rejecting his bid for the U.

In recent days, President Donald Trump has ratcheted up his pressure campaign to acquire Greenland, the Arctic island and semi-autonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark, citing U.S. national security needs, and has not ruled out taking it by military force over the heated objections of Greenlanders and the Danes.

European leaders are speaking out after President Donald Trump threatened to hit his allies with tariffs unless a deal is reached for the US purchase of Greenland. Follow for live updates.

The president was guarded in how far he’ll go to take control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory in an exclusive interview with NBC News.

"Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize… I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace," Trump wrote in a message to the Norwegian Prime Minister.

President Donald Trump’s threat to tariff countries who oppose his campaign to annex Greenland has sparked outrage among global allies, with key world leaders vowing to “ uphold European sovereignty .” And it’s not only caused a storm in international waters, as Trump’s warning also prompted a new wave of criticism within his own party.

In a text, President Trump told Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt obliged to “think purely of Peace” and that the U.S. needed the island for global security.

Donald Trump will not be able to force Greenland to change ownership, a former top adviser to the US president has told the BBC. IBM's vice chairman Gary Cohn, who advised Trump on the economy in his first term, said "Greenland will stay Greenland" and linked the need for access to critical minerals to his former boss's plans for the territory.