The media reported on France's request to hold NATO exercises in Greenland

The French government has requested a NATO military exercise in Greenland. This was reported on January 21 by the Reuters news agency.

"France has requested NATO exercises in Greenland and is ready to contribute to them, the office of French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday," the publication says.

US President Donald Trump said on January 20 that Denmark was not capable of defending Greenland. According to him, some Danish officials don't even visit the island. According to him, the United States should get the island.

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On the same day, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the United States was finalizing a trade agreement with the European Union (EU), but duties of 10% would still be imposed on a number of countries for sending military personnel to Greenland. The minister stressed that this measure will be introduced if Denmark does not voluntarily abandon Greenland.

The head of European diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, said that the European Union (EU) does not seek conflict with the United States, but intends to stick to its position on Greenland, having the necessary levers of pressure in its arsenal.

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