US, Denmark Reach Greenland Security Deal After Years of Trump Takeover Threats
By The Media Line Staff
The United States and Denmark reached an agreement Friday on Greenland that preserves Danish sovereignty while expanding Washington’s security authority on the island, following years of threats by President Donald Trump to take control of the territory, including by military force.
Leaders of Denmark and Greenland confirmed that the agreement is expected to be signed next week during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Full details have not been released, and the parties offered differing descriptions of the extent of Washington’s new authority.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the agreement “recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity” of the Danish kingdom as well as the Greenlandic people’s right to self-determination, indicating that the United States will not acquire ownership or sovereignty over Greenland.
President Trump, however, said Washington would gain “permanent control over security” on the island.
“From now on no US adversary can EVER have a base in Greenland, have a military presence in Greenland or make sensitive investments in Greenland without our express written approval,” he said, adding that the arrangement would come at “NO COST to the United States.”
Washington already holds extensive rights to operate military bases and conduct overflights in Greenland under a 1951 treaty.
President Trump has repeatedly threatened to “take” Greenland, citing US national security interests, the island’s strategic importance for defense and its mineral wealth.
Frederiksen said she was “pleased that there is a prospect of a good agreement” for the United States, Denmark and Greenland.”
A NATO spokesperson said the arrangement would “help advance security, stability and cooperation in this vital region.”
The agreement is expected to be formally signed at the UN General Assembly next week.
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