US EditionTrump shares Macron message offering G7 summit, questioning Greenland tactics
Macron proposed a G7 meeting in Paris including Ukraine, Denmark, Syria, and Russia to address Trump's Greenland ambitions amid tariff threats, a source confirmed the message's authenticity.
- On Jan 20, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump posted screenshots on Truth Social showing messages he said came from French President Emmanuel Macron proposing a post-Davos G7 meeting inviting "the Ukrainians, the Danish, the Syrians and the Russians" to participate on the margins.
- Tensions over Greenland and the Gaza initiative prompted strained relations after French President Emmanuel Macron declined Trump’s invitation to join a proposed `Board of Peace` for Gaza amid criticism of Greenland.
- Neither the White House nor Macron’s office responded when asked, sources close to Macron confirmed the messages’ authenticity, and the screenshot did not include any of Trump’s replies.
- EU leaders are set to meet in Brussels on Thursday evening after Trump threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wines, heightening tensions at Davos.
- Macron’s suggestion to include Russia frames an unusual diplomatic shift, while Trump’s sharing of AI-generated images added a striking visual to the Greenland sovereignty debate.
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This text "demonstrates that the French President, both in public and in private, defends the same line," supports the head of state's entourage, which confirmed the authenticity of this message unveiled on Tuesday by Donald Trump.
The French president also proposed to his American counterpart, in a message that "Le Monde" had been able to consult, to organize a G7 summit Thursday in Paris to which he could invite, "on the margins" of the meeting, "the Russians".
Trump shares private message from Macron questioning Greenland push amid standoff
Trump has shared what he says is a private message from French President Emmanuel Macron, adding to growing tensions between Washington and Paris over Greenland and Gaza-related diplomacy. The move comes as France resists US plans on Greenland and rejects Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace” for Gaza.
US President Donald Trump has posted a private text message from French President Emmanuel Macron on his social media account Truth Social, in which the French leader suggested joint diplomatic steps and a personal meeting in Paris. This came shortly after Trump publicly attacked Macron for refusing to join the so-called “Peace Council” that Trump created to oversee the demilitarization and post-war reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
The US President has also shared private talks with Macron where he proposes to hold a G7 summit in Paris
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