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France: working with allies on plan should US make move on Greenland

By Thomson Reuters Jan 7, 2026 | 1:53 AM

PARIS, Jan 7 (Reuters) – France is working with partners on ‍a plan over how to respond should the United States act on its threat ‌to take over ‌Greenland, Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday.

Barrot said the subject would ​be raised at his meeting with ‍the foreign ​ministers of Germany ​and Poland later in ‍the day.

The White House said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is discussing ‍options for acquiring Greenland, including potential use of the ‍U.S. ‍military, in a ​revival of ​his ⁠ambition to control ‌the strategic island despite European objections.

(Reporting by John Irish; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten and Richard ⁠Lough)