""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." This message from French President Emmanuel Macron to US President Donald Trump were intended to remain confidential, but Donald Trump published the short message on his Truth Social network on Tuesday night. "He will soon be leaving office," the US president went on to joke about Macron in front of reporters."
"Macron countered Trump's attacks on Tuesday with irony. "It's a time of peace, stability and predictability," said the French president at the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos, prompting laughter from the audience. But the tone of his speech quickly changed: the president painted a picture of a world without rules and a Europe that must reassert itself."
Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump have entered a public diplomatic rift centered on Greenland and broader geopolitical norms. Trump published a previously private message from Macron on Truth Social and publicly mocked Macron, including imitations of his accent. A documentary broadcast showed a private phone call during Macron’s Kyiv visit, aggravating tensions. Macron, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, warned of a world without rules and urged Europe to reassert itself, citing Greenland as an example of a “new colonial approach.” France mobilized mountain troops to Nuuk, conducted Arctic refueling maneuvers, and plans to open a consulate general in Nuuk.
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