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Spain says it is unaware of any French plan for Greenland

Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Wednesday that Spain was not aware of any plan by France regarding Greenland, nor that such a plan had been shared with other European partners.

Jesus Calero

Reuters

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January 7, 2026

Spain says it is unaware of any French plan for Greenland

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows eastern Greenland, September 18, 2025.

Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters

MADRID- Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Wednesday that Spain was not aware of any plan by France regarding Greenland, nor that such a plan had been shared with other European partners.


France said earlier on Wednesday it was discussing a response with European partners should the United States act on its threat to take over Greenland.


"We are not aware of a plan by the French in Greenland, nor that one has been shared with other European partners," Albares told a news briefing after a cabinet meeting.


He also said that regarding Russia's war in Ukraine, countries negotiating the cessation of hostilities were still far from a peace plan, adding that there was only an outline of ideas at this stage.


Reporting by Jesus Calero, editing by Andrei Khalip/Reuters

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