French President Emmanuel Macron told US President Donald Trump that he did not understand what the US president was "doing about Greenland" and offered to host a G7 meeting with Russia and others, according to a recording of the messages Trump posted online, Reuters reported.
In the messages, Macron told Trump that he could invite Ukrainians, Danes, Syrians and Russians to participate on the sidelines of the G7 meeting on Thursday, and also invited Trump to dinner in Paris.
A source close to Macron said the messages Trump shared were authentic. Trump's responses, if any, were not part of a screenshot he posted on his Twitter account early this morning. The White House and Macron's office did not respond to requests for comment.
Macron, addressing Trump as his "friend" in the messages, said he was "totally aligned" with Trump on Syria and that they could do "great things on Iran."
Crisis meeting planned on Greenland
Trump's announcement came after EU leaders decided over the weekend to gather in Brussels on Thursday evening for an emergency summit, following the US leader's threats to impose new tariffs on goods from several European countries over his demand to take over Greenland.
Macron called Trump's threat of tariffs over Greenland unacceptable.
The Trut Souchal post appeared hours after the US president said he would impose a 200% tariff on French wines and champagnes, a move he said would lead Macron to join Trump's "Peace Committee" initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts.
It was not immediately clear when Macron's messages to Trump were sent, according to Reuters.
Macron, according to an aide at the Elysee Palace on Monday, is scheduled to arrive at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday morning and return to Paris on Tuesday evening, noting that he has no plans to extend his stay until Wednesday, when Trump arrives in the Swiss city.
In December, the French president said Europe would have to re-engage in direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin if the latest US-led efforts to broker a peace deal for Ukraine failed.
Last week, Macron said that France now provides Ukraine with two-thirds of its intelligence, largely replacing the United States.
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