Overview

• Jean-Noël Barrot met Greenland’s prime minister and foreign minister in Nuuk and declared that “Greenland is not for sale.”
• He toured the French naval vessel BSAM Garonne in the capital and warned the Arctic region faces “a new form of aggression.”
• Denmark this week summoned the U.S. chargé d’affaires after a DR report alleged at least three people linked to President Trump sought contacts for anti-Denmark influence efforts in Greenland.
• France described the visit as a show of solidarity with Denmark, Greenland and the Greenlandic people, with Barrot saying Europe and France stand by them.
• President Trump has repeatedly pressed for U.S. control of Greenland and declined to rule out the use of force, while polling indicates many Greenlanders favor independence rather than joining the United States.