{"id":8569,"date":"2026-01-14T11:27:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8569"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:27:48","slug":"france-to-launch-greenland-consulate-in-political-signal-to-us-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8569","title":{"rendered":"France to launch Greenland consulate in \u2018political signal\u2019 to US | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Washington\u2019s threats to seize the strategic island have sparked a crisis among NATO states.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 14 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">14 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>France is preparing to open a consulate in Greenland next month in a move that it says reflects the semiautonomous island\u2019s desire to remain part of Denmark and the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told the broadcaster RTL on Wednesday that the opening of the consulate in the self-governed Danish territory, scheduled for February 6, is a \u201cpolitical signal\u201d amid the ongoing threats from United States President Donald Trump to take control of the island.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a political signal that\u2019s associated with a desire to be more present in Greenland, including in the scientific field,\u201d Barrot said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreenland does not want to be owned, governed \u2026 or integrated into the United States. Greenland has made the choice of Denmark, NATO, [European] Union.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The French foreign minister\u2019s comments came as his Danish and Greenlandic counterparts, Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Vivian Motzfeldt, were due to meet US Vice President JD Vance in Washington, DC, to discuss the island.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s repeated statements that the Arctic territory will be brought under US control \u201cone way or another\u201d have created a crisis inside NATO.<\/p>\n<p>European allies have warned that any takeover of the island would have serious repercussions for the relationship between the US and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has said the US needs Greenland, where Washington has long maintained military bases, due to the threat of a takeover posed by Russia and China. He claims that Denmark has neglected the territory\u2019s security.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also noted that Greenland has significant mineral riches, including oil and gas as well as rare earths needed for technological products.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark\u2019s defence minister said on Wednesday that it plans to \u201cstrengthen\u201d its military presence in Greenland and was in dialogue with its allies in NATO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to strengthen our military presence in Greenland, but we will also have an even greater focus within NATO on more exercises and an increased NATO presence in the Arctic,\u201d Troels Lund Poulsen wrote in a statement to the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"big-problem\">\u2018Big problem\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Tuesday that the territory wanted to remain part of Denmark rather than join the US.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are now facing a geopolitical crisis, and if we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark,\u201d he said at a news conference in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about Nielsen\u2019s comments, Trump responded: \u201cI disagree with him. I don\u2019t know who he is. I don\u2019t know anything about him. But that\u2019s going to be a big problem for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The US president\u2019s aggressive rhetoric continues to provoke pledges of support for Denmark and Greenland from other NATO nations.<\/p>\n<p>Barrot said the decision to open the consulate was taken in the summer when President Emmanuel Macron visited Greenland in a show of support. Barrot said he had visited the island in August to make plans for the consulate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington\u2019s threats to seize the strategic island have sparked a crisis among NATO states. 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