France is intensifying its response to US pressure over Greenland and has asked NATO to organize maneuvers on the island. The French government is offering to participate while Donald Trump continues to show his colonizing ambitions for control of the Danish territory.
This initiative comes after a period of growing tension with the United States, after President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his interest in Greenland, justifying that the United States should have a more dominant role there for security.
With this request, France aims for military presence in Greenland and the Arctic to be coordinated within NATO, promoting cooperation among allies rather than individual actions.
Eight European countries, including France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, have already deployed or collaborated in previous maneuvers in Greenland alongside Denmark, although these activities have not been carried out under NATO's direct command, but rather individually.
The initiative also coincides with Trump's participation in the World Economic Forum in Davos and with trade tensions: the US president has threatened to re-impose tariffs on European countries that do not support his stance on Greenland. A threat that echoes in the international market and generates more uncertainty than intimidation
European Union sources, including the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council, have reaffirmed the commitment to security and cooperation in the Arctic among European partners and allies, emphasizing that any decision regarding Greenland rests primarily with Denmark and the island itself. (El País)