Macron visits Greenland, criticizes U.S. takeover threats
2025-06-16 11:34:20 source：CGTN
June 16, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday criticized the United States for its repeated assertions about acquiring Greenland, calling such statements "wrong" and reaffirming France and the European Union's support for Greenland's autonomy and Denmark's sovereignty.
"It is wrong when the United States keeps expressing a wish to take over Greenland," Macron said during a joint press conference in Nuuk with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
He underscored that "Greenland cannot be bought or taken," directly rebuking past comments of U.S. President Donald Trump amid renewed geopolitical interest in the Arctic.
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