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US, Denmark reach deal giving US ‘permanent security control’ over Greenland

  • On Friday, President Donald Trump announced the United States entered an agreement with Denmark and Greenland establishing US "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland."
  • Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Rasmussen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen in January following months of tension over potential US acquisition.
  • Trump stated the arrangement grants the United States "the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland" at "NO COST," while barring adversaries from establishing bases without express written approval.
  • As of publication, neither Denmark nor Greenland has issued a statement or released the agreement's text, contradicting Nielsen's prior assertion that the island's sovereignty remains non-negotiable.
  • An 85% majority of Greenlanders opposed joining the United States in a January poll, while Trump argued Presidents have recognized Greenland's strategic importance "for over 100 years.
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Donald Trump formalized on Friday the upcoming signing of an agreement with Denmark and Greenland, on this strategic territory that fuels American lusts. What does this agreement contain? Donald Trump announced on Friday that he has obtained from Denmark and Greenland a "permanent control" of the security of strategic Arctic territory that, according to Washington, will prevent the opponents of the United States, China and Russia in the lead, fr…

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COPENHAGEN (ANP/AFP) - A binding agreement on the security of Greenland could further strengthen security in the Arctic region. This was stated by Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen after US President Trump mentioned a far-reaching deal o...

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The United States has entered into an agreement with Denmark and Greenland, which gives the United States "permanent control over security and all other needs" in Greenland, announced by President Donald Trump.

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Washington. US President Donald Trump said yesterday that he closed an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that grants the United States “permanent control” of the security of the Arctic territory, after months of threatening to forcibly remove the island from its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally.

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Santa Monica Observer broke the news on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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