Trump Announces Denmark And Greenland Deal Giving Washington Permanent Control Of Greenland Security

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland giving the U.S. “permanent control” over Greenland’s security and “all other needs,” and he said his administration would “immediately” begin developing a larger military presence in Greenland.

“permanent control" over security and other needs in Greenland”

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Trump wrote on Truth Social that “we worked with representatives of Denmark and Greenland to guarantee that the United States will FOREVER have the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland,” and he described the pact as an “Infinite Life” agreement with no expiration date.

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The office of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the agreement is expected to be signed during the upcoming UN General Assembly and requires necessary national parliamentary procedures, while Greenland is described as a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.

The agreement’s full text was not immediately released, and ABC reported that Trump’s announcement said it would place Washington in charge of authorizing any foreign military presence and open the door to a significant deployment of American troops there.

Denmark and Greenland stressed that sovereignty is retained, with ABC reporting that Mette Frederiksen said the deal “recognises the sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Greenland and Denmark and that parliamentary action is still needed before it can be enforced.

Al Jazeera said Copenhagen has stressed it retains sovereignty and that the deal will still need to be ratified in the Danish and Greenland parliaments, while also noting that the official text has yet to be released.A

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Al Jazeera also quoted a State Department official cited by the BBC saying non-NATO states won’t be able to set up bases in Greenland and will be barred from “making investments in Greenland that could threaten the United States.”

In the same Al Jazeera account, Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the emerging deal “recognises Greenland’s interests” and is “to the benefit of us all,” as the announcement came after threats that roiled the NATO security alliance that Washington and Copenhagen are part of.A

ABC reported that the agreement, as described by Trump on social media, includes permanent access rights, establishment of bases and overflight, and the possibility of constructing new military facilities when deemed necessary, while also saying the U.S. already has a permanent presence at the Pituffik space base in Greenland.

“There are currently about 130 U.S. military personnel there”

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ABC said there are currently about 130 U.S. military personnel at Pituffik, and it added that the complex includes around 600 people counting civilians and private contractors, with the base described as key for missile early warning, space surveillance, and satellite tracking.

Al Jazeera said the State Department official also described the deal as giving the U.S. the right to build more military sites on the island without Greenland or Denmark approving, and it added that the agreement would remain in force even if Greenland were to become an independent state in the future.A

Still, Al Jazeera emphasized that it is unclear whether other countries could similarly be labelled “adversaries” in the future, and it said details about potential mining rights were not specifically mentioned even as Greenland is described as having rare-earth minerals including zinc, iron, uranium and graphite.A