"Prime Minister of France Sebastien Lecornu during a National Assembly session in Paris on Wednesday, expressed concern about US President Donald Trump's claims America 'needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security'. "It is clear that the intentions of the Trump administration are serious and must now be taken very seriously and that we absolutely must not underestimate the words of the American president," he said. Lecornu also confirmed France's 'full solidarity with Denmark and the legitimate authorities of Greenland'. "Greenland is an OCT, in technical terms clearly an overseas country and territory, that France also has its overseas territories and that for under no circumstances do we want to see the sovereignty of other territories being challenged, as we would absolutely not accept the questioning of French sovereignty over our own territories," he concluded. The past days and weeks have seen rows with the US over Greenland, with Trump pledging to take control of it 'one way or another'. The UK, France and Germany have suggested deploying NATO troops to the region, which some media reports suggested was about 'easing Trump's security fears' and others claimed that it was about 'deterring' the US president. Trump has repeatedly said he wanted control of the Danish territory since his re-election in 2024, with it triggering debate over Greenland's own difficult relationship with its former Danish coloniser."