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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The United States, Denmark and Greenland are preparing to sign a new agreement on Arctic island security which, according to Donald Trump, will ensure "permanent control" in Washington and will prevent Russia, China and other US opponents from establishing military bases or making investments considered sensitive. The agreement should be signed next week in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Danish government has…
US President Donald Trump announced that the US has reached an agreement with Denmark for "permanent security control" in Greenland and will begin the process of establishing a large military presence on the island.
It has not yet been signed, but Denmark and Greenland have confirmed this, but given a very different interpretation.
The agreement reached with Greenlandic and Danish officials will, according to Washington, aim, inter alia, to prevent China and Russia from gaining a foothold in the strategic and resource-rich territory. The text is expected to be signed next week.
The agreement provides that countries that are not part of NATO will not be able to have bases and military on the island. Denmark: "positive understanding for the Alliance and Europe." Trump: "The agreement is for life"
The United States and Denmark have announced they have reached a deal on Greenland, with US President Donald Trump saying the deal would give Washington "permanent control" over the island's security. "I am pleased to announce that the United States of America has entered into an agreement with the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland, which gives the United States permanent control over security," Trump wrote on Friday in a post on his "Truth Socia…
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