France's Roland Lescure to convene G7 finance ministers meeting amid Greenland row

France's Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Monday he would convene a meeting of his counterparts from the Group of Seven (G7) countries to discuss trade and sovereignty "in the coming days", after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs until the United States was allowed to buy Greenland.

January 19, 2026

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France's Roland Lescure to convene G7 finance ministers meeting amid Greenland row

French Minister for Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty Roland Lescure attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, January 13, 2026.

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"We are fully supportive of Greenland and Denmark," Lescure said.

"Blackmail between friends is obviously unacceptable."

-Alessandro Parodi and Dominique Vidalon/Reuters

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