Macron visits Greenland in show of European unity and signal to Trump

In the sign of Greenland, French President Emmanuel Macron visits Arctic island today, in which experts say that experts are European unity emissions and signal to Donald Trump.

Passing foot in the capital Nuuku this morning, the macros will meet with cold and unpleasant time, but despite cold conditions, it will warmly say goodbye.

“This is big, I must say, because we never had the president’s visits, and it is very welcome,” says official of the Greenland Veteran, Kleist.

Nuuk is a small town of less than 20,000 people, and the arrival of the world leader and its Entour, is the main event.

“I think people will be curious, just to hear about it,” says Consultant and Podcast host Arnakkuluk Jo Kleist. “I think it will interest them, what will it be his message.”

“He is the President of France, but is also an important representative of Europe. It is a message of European countries that show support, for Greenland, and for Kingdom from Denmark,” says Arnakkuluk Jo Kleist.

“These last months have created some questions about which we need, and also what allies we need to strengthen cooperation with,” she says. “

The French president is the first high leader to call a new Prime Minister Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen. Talks will focus on northern Atlantic and Arctic security, as well as climate change, economic development and critical minerals, before the macro continues at the G7 Summit in Canada.

Danish Prime Minister Matte Frederiksen also attends and called Visitors of French President “Another specific testimony of European unity” Supplements “external policy situations in the last months”.

A few months of Greenland, which is a semi-autonomous Danish pressure, because American President Donald Trump repeatedly said that he wants a huge island rich mineral wealth, referring to American security as the main reason and does not exclude the use of force.

“Macron does not come to Greenland only for Greenland, it is also part of a larger game, among these great powers in the world,” Kleist says.

France was among the first nations to declare him against Mr. Trump, even a hovering offer of troops deployment, which Denmark refused. Just a few days ago in Conference on UN Ocean Oceans In Nice, Macron emphasized that “ocean is not for sale, Greenland is not for sale, Arctic and no other sets are sold” – words that Nielsen quickly welcomed.

“France supported us from the first statements about taking our country came out,” he wrote in Facebook Post. “Both is necessary and grateful.”

This Macron comes a strong message, the Ulrik Pram Gad, a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies.

“The Vice Presidential Couple was unable to withdraw him,” he says, referring to JD Vance and his wife USA in March and lack of public engagements. “That, of course, sends a message to the American public and Trump.”

It also emphasizes the shift, as Greenland leaders consolidate relations with Denmark and the EU, “because we must have allies in these problems,” says Kleist, alluding to the pressure on the American pressure.

“I think a good time is that the macroon comes here,” he adds Kleist. “They can talk about the Defense of the Arctic before NATO Meetings … and hear what we are looking for, in terms of cooperation and investment.”

However, the leader of the opposition Pele Broberg believes that Greenland should host bilateral conversations with France itself. “” We welcome any world leader, anytime, “He says unfortunately, it does not seem like a Greenland visit. It looks like a visit to Denmark. “

The relations between the US and Denmark became increasingly frighty. American Vice President JD Vance Scolded is a Nordic country For insufficient security on the territory, which during its recent trip to the American military base in the Second North Greenland. Last month Denmark Minister of Foreign Affairs Called American Ambassador In Copenhagen, following A report In the journal Wall Street Journal, claiming that American spy agencies said they focus on Greenland’s efforts.

Then, in a Congress Listening On Thursday, the American Secretary of Defense of Pete Hegsett seemed entitled to the tense examination that Pentagon prepared “accidentally” plans for greneland greneland “if necessary”.

Denmark, however, cautiously caused. Last week her parliament green lighted a controversial account Enabling US troops to be stationed on Danish soiland spends another $ 1.5 billion (1.1 billion pounds) to reinforce Greenland’s defense. It is an amplifier of the military presence, there was a show of this weekend as a given naval frigate, sailed around Nuuka Fjord and the helicopters circled across the city.

“Denmark is reluctant to make this shift to have a very transatlantic security strategy at several European strategies,” estimates bastard, but it changes in recent months.

With growing tensions and increased competition between global forces in the Arctic, the EU also enhances its role. Earlier this month, the trading block signed investment in the Greenland Graphite Mine – Metal used in batteries – while it is racing to provide supplies of critical minerals, as well as energy resources in Ukraine in Ukraine in Ukraine in Ukraine in Ukraine.

For France, Greenland visits to its policy to increase European independence from the US, suggested by Marc Jacobsen, an associate professor at the Royal Danish Defense Faculty.

“That, of course, changed the security situation in North Atlantic and the Arctic,” explains. “It’s a powerful signal. It will show that France seriously leads European security.”