[FULL] We prefer ‘respect’ to ‘bullies’: Emmanuel Macron | World Economic Forum 2026

0 January 21, 2026 07:55

France has asked for a NATO exercise in Greenland and is ready to contribute to it, French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said on Jan 21.
News of the request comes as US President Donald Trump barrels into Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 21, 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 on Jan 20, Mr Macron said Europe would not give in to bullies or be intimidated, in a scathing criticism of Mr Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs if Europe does not let him take over Greenland.
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