US EditionMacron visits Greenland in show of European unity and signal to Trump
- French President Emmanuel Macron visited Nuuk, Greenland on June 15, 2025, to meet Greenland and Denmark's prime ministers and show European unity.
- Macron's visit responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated threats to acquire Greenland, a mineral-rich, strategic Arctic territory.
- During his six-hour trip, Macron discussed Arctic security, climate change, and economic development, visiting a hydropower station and a glacier to see global warming impacts.
- An IFOP poll showed 77% of French oppose a U.S. annexation of Greenland, and Macron declared, “That’s not what allies do,” emphasizing respect for Greenland's sovereignty.
- The visit strengthened European solidarity with Greenland and Denmark amid rising Arctic tensions and signals a shift toward greater European involvement in the region.
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Macron in favor of Greenlanders' self-determination
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his country's solidarity with Greenland on Sunday in light of US President Donald Trump's ambitions regarding the Danish territory. He stopped there en route to the G7 Summit in Canada alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen. Macron also said he spoke on behalf of the European Union (EU).
France's President Macron visited Greenland to show support for the territory
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Greenland to show European summit for the island. It was the first visit to Greenland by a foreign leader since President Trump threatened to acquire the land.
The folly of Macron’s Greenland visit
Emmanuel Macron spent his Sunday in Greenland on what can best be described as an anti-Trump visit. The French president dropped in on the Danish autonomous territory en route to this week’s G7 summit in Canada. Flanked by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Macron told reporters he was there in “solidarity” with Greenland. Donald Trump has expressed his desire to annex the strategically importa…
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