“I do not understand what you’re doing on Greeland,” French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly told US President Donald Trump in a private message shared by the latter.
Trump has escalated rhetoric in recent days about a possible military takeover of the island from NATO ally Denmark, while hitting allies with a 10% tariff over their support for Danish sovereignty and reportedly floating a plan to place Greenland under terms similar to Puerto Rico.
Trump shared a screenshot of his correspondence with Macron on his own Truth Social platform on Tuesday, with the caption: “Note from President Emmanuel Macron, of France.”
In it, Macron reportedly told Trump the two are on the same page on Syria and Iran, but bluntly said he does not understand Trump’s recent actions on Greenland.
“My friend, we are totally in line on Syria. We can do great things on Iran. I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland,” the message says.
France is among a number of European nations that agreed to join a Denmark-led military mission to Greenland in light of Trump’s recent threats. Macron also called for a so-called trade “bazooka” against Washington in retaliation should Trump make good on his tariff threats.
But in the message shown by Trump, Macron is also attempting to resolve the crisis – in addition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – via dialogue by proposing sideline talks after the World Economic Forum in Davos.
“I can set up a g7 meeting after Davos in Paris on thursday afternoon. I can invite the ukrainians, the danish, the syrians and the russians in the margins,” the message says. Kyiv Post has retained the original formatting quirks seen in the screenshot.
Paris, alongside Rome, recently urged the EU to engage in dialogue with Moscow on Ukraine, warning that Europe risks being sidelined if Washington strikes a deal with the Kremlin without European input. The UK has opposed the plan.
“let us have a dinner together in Paris together on thursday before you go back to the us,” the message adds.