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Macron: 'Unacceptable' Tariff Hikes from Trump Over Greenland

Published January 17, 2026, 20:10
Macron: 'Unacceptable' Tariff Hikes from Trump Over Greenland

French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the recent US tariff increases on eight European countries, calling them 'unacceptable'. He stressed that France supports the independence and sovereignty of nations and will not be influenced by intimidation or threats, both in Ukraine and elsewhere in the world, including Greenland. Macron emphasized France's commitment to the United Nations Charter and its support for Ukraine, while announcing France's participation in a military exercise in Greenland organized by Denmark, considering security in the Arctic as a matter of European interest. Macron pledged that Europe would respond in a unified and coordinated manner to the US tariff increases, defending European sovereignty.