French Prez visits Greenland to show EU support

French President Emmanuel Macron landed on Sunday in Greenland, the strategic Arctic island coveted by Trump, carrying a “message of solidarity and friendship” from France and the European Union.

Macron reiterated his criticism of Trump’s intention to take control of the territory.

“I don’t think that’s something to be done between allies,” he said as he was greeted at the Nuuk airport by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

He was making a stop on his way a summit of the G7 leading industrialised nations in Canada. Macron in recent months has sought to reinvigorate France’s role as the diplomatic and economic heavyweight of the 27-nation EU.