Macron criticises Trump’s threats to take over Greenland during visit
by Jon Henley Europe correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6Y0BA)
French president is first foreign head of state to visit Arctic territory since US president made comments
Emmanuel Macron has criticised Donald Trump's threats to take over Greenland as he became the first foreign head of state to visit the vast, mineral-rich Arctic territory since the US president began making explicit threats to annex it.
I don't think that's what allies do," Macron said as he arrived in the Danish autonomous territory for a highly symbolic visit aimed at conveying France's and the EU's solidarity" with Greenland on his way to a summit of G7 leaders in Canada.
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