France: working with allies on plan should US make move on Greenland

Barrot said the subject would be raised at his meeting with the ⁠foreign ministers of ‌Germany and Poland ‍later ‍in the day. (AFP)
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Updated 08 January 2026
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France: working with allies on plan should US make move on Greenland

  • Barrot said the subject would be raised at his meeting with the ⁠foreign ministers of ‌Germany and Poland ‍later ‍in the day

PARIS: France is working with partners on ​a plan over how to respond should the United States act on its threat to ‌take over Greenland, ‌Foreign ‌Affairs ⁠Minister Jean-Noel ​Barrot ‌said on Wednesday.
Barrot said the subject would be raised at his meeting with the ⁠foreign ministers of ‌Germany and Poland ‍later ‍in the day.
The ‍White House said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is ​discussing options for acquiring Greenland, including potential ⁠use of the US military, in a revival of his ambition to control the strategic island despite European objections.