US, Denmark and Greenland strike Arctic security deal expanding US military presence
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US, Denmark and Greenland strike Arctic security deal expanding US military presence
Trump announces US-Denmark-Greenland deal granting Washington permanent security control over island
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The United States, Denmark and Greenland have agreed on a security deal that expands the U.S. military presence on the Arctic island while preserving Danish sovereignty, officials from all three governments announced on Friday and Saturday.
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the accord grants the U.S. “permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland,” adding that Washington would “immediately” begin developing a larger military presence. A U.S. State Department official said the agreement bans non-NATO bases in Greenland, restricts adversaries from making sensitive investments and ensures China and Russia cannot establish military installations there. The deal also guarantees permanent U.S. access, basing and overflight rights, which would remain in effect even if Greenland gains independence.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s office confirmed that representatives from all three governments will sign the agreement next week at the United Nations General Assembly. Ratification by the Danish and Greenland parliaments is still required. Frederiksen said the pact “strengthens our common security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic” and recognizes Danish sovereignty and Greenlandic self-determination. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen wrote on social media that the deal “strengthens security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic — and thus also our shared security within NATO and Europe — while respecting the Kingdom’s red lines.”
Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the agreement “strengthens the security” of the autonomous territory. NATO welcomed the deal, stating it would advance security and cooperation in the region. The U.S. already operates the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland under a 1951 defense treaty with Denmark. Few operational details, such as the scale of the expanded U.S. presence, have been disclosed.
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