The United Nations said on Monday it was “deeply concerned” that the US had not respected the rule of international law and the precedent it may set.
“I am deeply concerned about the possible intensification of instability in the country, the potential impact on the region, and the precedent it may set for how relations between and among states are conducted,” António Guterres, the secretary general of the United Nations, said in a statement.
The statement was read at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Monday (Tuesday AEDT).
The comments reflect the broad concern among Washington’s allies following the stunning US military action, as well as President Donald Trump’s fresh comments following the raid about seizing Greenland.
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