"In connection with current events, I exchanged views with a number of European heads of state and government and the president of the European Council at lunchtime. The inviolability of borders is one of the fundamental principles of international law," Scholz told reporters on Wednesday.
The chancellor noted that during discussions with European partners, "a certain confusion over recent US statements became apparent."
On Tuesday, Trump told a press conference in Mar-a-Lago that he was not considering the use of military force to acquire Canada but could not guarantee the same for Greenland or the Panama Canal.