Trump Says U.S. Reaches Greenland Security Deal With Denmark, Securing Permanent Military Presence

President Donald Trump said the United States, Denmark and Greenland entered into an agreement that lets the U.S. develop a significant military presence on Greenland while prohibiting U.S. adversaries from building their own bases on the island.

“the United States will FOREVER have the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland in order to secure and defend the security of Greenland”

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In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that “the United States will FOREVER have the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland in order to secure and defend the security of Greenland,” and Reuters reported the agreement has “no expiry date.”R

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Reuters also reported that the U.S. and Greenland were closing in on a deal that would increase U.S. military presence but would stop “well short of Trump’s long-held dream of acquiring the island for the United States.”R

The BBC said the deal will be signed next week and that Trump described it as granting the U.S. “permanent control over security, and all other needs,” while Denmark’s prime minister said it would “strengthens security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area.”

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the deal “permanently and completely” addressed Washington’s national security concerns with respect to the island, writing that “Greenland will forever be part of the strategic defense area of North America and exclude any adversary from it and the surrounding area.”

The BBC reported that Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed the agreement will be signed at the United Nations General Assembly next week, and she said it “strengthens our common security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area” while recognizing “the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the right of the Greenlandic people to self-determination.”

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Chairman of the Greenland Government Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a statement that it is “gratifying that we are about to enter into an agreement that ensures and strengthens the security of Greenland, Denmark and the US,” and that the agreement “recognises Greenland's interests and our place in international co-operation.”

CNBC reported Trump said the U.S. would “immediately begin the process of developing a large Military presence in the appropriate part of Greenland,” and it said the official text of any deal was not immediately available while the White House did not respond to CNBC’s request for additional information.

Trump said the agreement bars “no U.S. adversary” from ever being able to establish a base in Greenland, be stationed militarily there, or “make sensitive investments” without U.S. approval, and he described it as an “Infinite Life’ Agreement, there is no end!”

“no U.S. 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”

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Reuters reported that a State Department official said the deal prohibits non-NATO countries from building a base in Greenland and will allow only the U.S. and its allies to make unspecified “sensitive investments,” while granting the U.S. permanent access, basing and overflight rights.R

The BBC said the deal comes after months of threats by Trump to “take” Greenland over national security concerns, and it reported that the agreement still needs approval from legislators and “will have to go through the necessary parliamentary procedures to enter into force.”

The Hill reported that Greenland and Denmark issued a joint statement saying an agreement with the U.S. is expected to be signed next week during the United Nations General Assembly, and it said Greenland’s and Denmark’s parliaments will also have to approve the agreement.