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France Working on Allied Response to Potential US Action in Greenland

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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (L) and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen speak in Marienborg, Denmark, on April 27, 2025. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, FileFrance is working with partner countries to plan a response should the United States act on its stated goal of acquiring Greenland, a minister said on Wednesday, as European nations pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitions for the Arctic island.The rhetoric around Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, has ramped up since the U.S. military’s weekend operations in Venezuela, with the White House confirming on Tuesday an intent to acquire the Arctic island in the interests of national security.

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