Macron will visit Greenland in a show of EU unity, Danish leader says

Macron will visit Greenland in a show of EU unity, Danish leader says

A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland in early March. The visit by the French President comes as President Donald Trump hasn’t ruled out using force to carry out his desire for the island to become part of the United States.

French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Greenland next weekend, the Danish prime minister’s office said Saturday — a visit by a high-profile European Union leader in the wake of U.S. expressions of interest in taking over the mineral-rich Arctic island.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the French leader said they will meet in the semiautonomous Danish territory on June 15, hosted by Greenland’s new prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

The visit by Macro