French President Emmanuel Macron’s first trip to Greenland is aimed at shoring up Europe’s political backing for Denmark and its semiautonomous territory.

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Greenland on Sunday, in a show of solidarity with Denmark meant to send a signal of European resolve after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to take over the island.

French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in Greenland, the Danish territory coveted by Trump, carrying a 'message of solidarity and friendship' from France and the European Union.