We prefer respect over bullies, Macron says at Davos as Trump tensions mount

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We prefer respect over bullies, Macron says at Davos as Trump tensions mount  Macron's Davos address comes as Trump published messages showing the French leader's confusion over Greenland and his proposal to hold a G7 meeting in Paris on Thursday that would include Russian representatives on the margins.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/20/we-do-prefer-respect-to-bullies-macron-says-at-davos-as-trump-tensions-mount  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00In a highly anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum, French President Emmanuel

00:07Macron denounced what he called a shift towards a world without rules. His address comes after

00:13U.S. President Donald Trump published private messages between the two, in which the French

00:18leader expresses confusion over Greenland and proposes hosting a G7 meeting.

00:24If Macron did not directly address Trump but did not shy away from the subject either,

00:29the French leader said it is not time for, quote, new imperialism or new colonialism,

00:34but instead a time of cooperation to fix global challenges.

00:38Europe has very strong tools now and we have to use them when we are not respected and when the

00:45rules of the game are not respected, by the way. The anti-coercion mechanism is a powerful instrument

00:50and we should not hesitate to deploy it in today's tough environment.

00:54Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is worried that the Greenland dispute

01:01could shift attention away from Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

01:06Zelensky urged Washington to continue to engage in diplomatic efforts alongside Europe.

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