Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen issued a defiant message on Wednesday about the future of the Arctic island, while Denmark warned that the world order as we know it is now over.

Political leaders appeared together at a forum in the French capital to seek support from European allies in an attempt to present a united front behind the US president Donald TrumpThreats to Greenland.

According to Reuters, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at Sciences Po in Paris: “The world order that we have struggled for 80 years has ended and I don’t think it will come back.”

“The best way forward for the United States and Europe is to come together… We will try to find a way forward with the United States. We share common concerns about Arctic security. Russia does not want peace with Europe,” she added.

Meanwhile, Greenland’s Nielsen said the autonomous Danish territory agreed that greater surveillance and security in the Arctic was needed “because of the way Russia is behaving now.” He added that Greenland would not give in to foreign pressure.

“As a government, we are trying to fight back from the outside and deal with the people who are scared and fearful,” Nelson said.

Nielsen and Frederiksen made the comments shortly after meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Tuesday.

Trump, who has long advocated taking control of Greenland, unexpectedly said last week that he had finalized the framework for a future deal on Greenland. The US president gave no further details at the time but said talks would continue to reach a deal.

Opinion polls have show Greenlanders overwhelmingly oppose U.S. control, while an overwhelming majority support independence from Denmark.