French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes the leaders of Greenland and Denmark at the Elysee Palace

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes the leaders of Greenland and Denmark at the Elysee Palace

French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday a standoff with the United States over Greenland was "a strategic wake-up call for all of Europe", speaking alongside the leaders of Denmark and the Danish autonomous territory. 

European powers have sought to join forces to show they can stand on their own feet after US President Donald Trump has roiled the transatlantic alliance by threatening to seize Greenland.

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