French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Greenland on June 15, in a move widely seen as a direct counter to U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial push to assert American control over the Arctic Island. The Élysée Palace announced the trip Saturday, stating that Macron had accepted an invitation from Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. According to the statement, Macron’s visit will focus on reinforcing European sovereignty and addressing key issues like “security in the North Atlantic and the Arctic.” The visit comes amid heightened geopolitical tension sparked by Trump's repeated claims that Greenland should become part of the United States. “I think there’s a good possibility we could do it without military force,” Trump said in March, adding ominously that he would not "take anything off the table." Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark and a NATO ally, has unexpectedly found itself at the center of global strategic attention. Macron's visit marks the first by a foreign head of state since Trump launched what many see as a de facto annexation campaign. In March, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance traveled to Greenland, though his itinerary was limited to a remote military base amid local protests. While the French government’s announcement made no direct reference to the U.S. or Trump, the symbolic weight of Macron’s visit is unmistakable: a message that Greenland is not up for grabs at the discretion of another nation's president. Earlier this year, France’s foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot even offered to deploy French troops to the island—a proposal Denmark ultimately declined. Macron’s stop in Greenland comes en route to the G7 summit in Canada, scheduled for June 15–17. Trump has also previously suggested that Canada could one day become the 51st U.S. state, making Macron’s journey a pointed tour through two of Trump’s suggested targets for expansion. The Greenland discussions are also expected to touch on climate change, the energy transition, and securing supplies of critical minerals.