The French leader was visiting Greenland — a self-governing part of Denmark with the right to declare independence that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to take over — ahead of a trip to Canada for the G7 leaders' summit.

President Emmanuel Macron said France would be available to conduct joint exercises to improve security in Greenland, the Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s first trip to Greenland is aimed at shoring up Europe’s political backing for Denmark and its semiautonomous territory.

French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in Greenland, the Danish territory coveted by Trump, carrying a 'message of solidarity and friendship' from France and the European Union.

French President Emmanuel Macron has touched down in Greenland for an official visit designed to bolster European support for the Danish territory eyed by Trump.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday criticized US President Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland, as he made a visit to the Danish autonomous territory. “That’s not what allies do,” Macron said in Nuuk,

By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he was visiting Greenland to show French and European Union solidarity with the Arctic island after U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to take it over.

French President Emmanuel Macron strongly opposed Donald Trump's idea of taking over Greenland. During his visit, Macron said the island is "not to be sold, not to be taken." His visit comes as the US shows growing interest in the Arctic region.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Greenland is “not to be sold” nor “to be taken” in a key visit to the strategic Arctic territory coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump.

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Greenland on Sunday, in a show of solidarity with Denmark meant to send a signal of European resolve after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to take over the island.

Trump has long bet that he can scare allies into submission. But ahead of G7, there are signs of pushback from world leaders who are 'increasingly willing to stand up to him.'