Macron will visit Greenland this month, defying Donald Trump

In a challenge for the pledge of President Trump to control Greenland, French President Emmanuel Macron will visit the Arctic Island on 15 June, aims to “contribute to the reinforcement of European sovereignty.,The French Presidency announced the journey on Saturday, saying that Macron had accepted an invitation from Jens-Frederick Nielsen, PM of Greenland, and Met Fredericsen, Danish PM, with which Macron would discuss “North Atlantic and Arctic security”.Greenland, a semi -economic island, which is an area of Denmark, a NATO colleague, in recent months, was stressed by repeated demands of Trump from the center of a geopolitical storm from a distance, uneven existence that it becomes a part of America, in a way, or others. “I think there is a good possibility that we can do it without military force,” Trump said in March, but he said he said “he would not take anything from the table.”Macron, who has seen in the provocation directed by the Trump government in Europe, is an opportunity for the European claim of his power, Trump will be the first foreign head of the state to Greenland since he went to his annexation campaign this year. US VP JD Vance visited Greenland in March. The trip was scaled significantly and was limited to a remote military base after the threat of local protests.The French declaration did not tell Trump or the United States, but it was clear that the intention of the journey and the symbol is that Greenland is not to take about an American President. Earlier this year, French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noel Barot offered to send soldiers to help protect the island. Denmark demored. Macron will stay in Greenland for a G -7 meeting in Canada, which runs from June 15 to 17. Trump has also suggested that Canada should be absorbed in the US as the 51st state, so Macron will travel to the expansion of the region from one of the goals of Trump. The announcement stated that the discussion between leaders in Greenland will also focus on climate change, energy infection and safety in the supply of important minerals.“NYT