French President Emmanuel Macron dropped a bombshell Wednesday, calling the brewing U.S. tensions over Greenland a strategic alarm bell ringing across Europe. At a unified press event in Paris with Denmark and Greenland leaders, he stood firm in support, stressing the island’s centrality to broader continental defenses.
Outlining key priorities, Macron said the crisis spotlights needs in European sovereignty fortification, Arctic protection, anti-interference measures, climate action, and dependency reduction through targeted alliances. France, he affirmed, stands locked in commitment to sovereignty and integrity with EU partners, guided by the UN Charter.
Denmark’s leader Mette Frederiksen piled on, demanding NATO ramp up operations in Greenland and northern realms. This builds on Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen’s January 22 declaration from Nuuk: sovereignty is a hard red line, no matter the pressure from America, keeping Greenland tied to Denmark.
The saga traces to Trump’s post-2025 rhetoric on seizing the massive island, under Danish oversight for security matters. With its vast untapped resources amid thawing Arctic ice, Greenland’s stakes are sky-high. Macron’s call to arms urges Europe to wake up, unite, and secure its northern frontier against ambitious outsiders.