French President Emmanuel Macron’s first trip to Greenland is aimed at shoring up Europe’s political backing for Denmark and its semiautonomous territory.

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Greenland on Sunday, in a show of solidarity with Denmark meant to send a signal of European resolve after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to take over the island.

French President Emmanuel Macron is the first foreign head of state to visit the territory since Mr Trump’s annexation threats. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.