France is working with partners on a plan over how to respond should the Americans act on its threat to take over Greenland, Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
Barrot said the subject would be raised at his meeting with the foreign ministers of Germany and Poland later in the day.
European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kalla urged the Americanns to adhere to international law. “We have to stick to it. It is clear that it is the only thing that protects smaller countries,” she said, adding that recent statements from the US “are not really helping the stability of the world.”
Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory under Denmark, has come under increasing threat from the Americans since the US military invaded and abducted Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
Sources:
Euroactiv: Europe discusses US threat to Greenland, Kallas says https://www.euractiv.com/news/europe-discusses-us-threat-to-greenland-kallas-says/
Reuters: France: working with allies on plan should US make move on Greenland https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-working-with-allies-plan-should-us-make-move-greenland-2026-01-07/