French President Emmanuel Macron convened a Defense Council meeting at noon UTC at the Élysée Palace on January 19, 2026, devoted to the international situation with particular focus on Iran, Greenland, and Syria, according to an X post by nexus_osint during the 28-minute window ending at 11:16 a.m. UTC. The Greenland focus follows U.S. President Donald Trump's letter demanding control of the territory, confirmed authentic by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at 8:46 a.m. UTC and linked by Trump to Norway's Nobel Peace Prize denial, as reported by VG. This development builds on European reactions over the past few hours, including UK Liberal Democrats warning of risks to NATO and economic war from Trump's rhetoric, per their official X post, and anti-U.S. graffiti in Copenhagen defying the demands spotted before 9:45 a.m. UTC.
