France says US action against Greenland could endanger EU trade, FT reports

Meeting on the 2026 budget bill at the Bercy Ministry in Paris

French Minister for Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty Roland Lescure arrives to deliver a statement before a meeting on the 2026 budget bill (PLF 2026) with parliamentary groups representatives at the Bercy Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris, France, January 6, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

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France's Finance Minister Roland Lescure has warned U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that any move to seize Greenland would amount to a "crossed line" endangering Europe's economic relationship with Washington, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

"Greenland is a sovereign part of a sovereign country that is part of the EU. That shouldn’t be messed around [with],", Lescure told FT.

When asked whether the EU should retaliate with economic sanctions if U.S. President Donald Trump were to invade Greenland, Lescure told FT "I’m not going there. I mean, obviously, if that happened we would be in a totally new world for sure, and we would have to adapt accordingly."

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