President Emmanuel Macron convened an emergency defense cabinet in Paris ‍on Thursday to discuss US President Donald’s Trump’s stated intent ‍to acquire Greenland and the forceful crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran.

Axar.az infroms, citing Reuters, in an overnight message on X, Macron said a first group of French military personnel were already ⁠headed to Greenland to participate in an exercise organized by Denmark and Greenland, an overseas Danish territory.

“At Denmark’s request, I have ‌decided that France will participate in the joint exercises organized by Denmark in Greenland,” Macron said in his X post. “The first French military elements are already en route. Others ‍will follow."