France requests NATO exercise in Greenland as Macron says Europe won’t give in to US bullying

France has asked for a NATO exercise in Greenland and is ready to contribute to it, French President Emmanuel Macron’s office says on Wednesday.

News of the request comes as US President Donald Trump barrels into Davos, Switzerland, where he is likely to use the World Economic Forum to escalate his push for acquiring Greenland despite European protests in the biggest fraying of transatlantic ties in decades.

Speaking in Davos yesterday, Macron said Europe would not give in to bullies or be intimidated, in a scathing criticism of Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs if Europe does not let him take over Greenland.

NATO leaders have warned that Trump’s Greenland strategy could upend the alliance. Trump has linked Greenland to his anger at not receiving a Nobel Peace Prize.