Arcticpage 2

Place · 92 articles
Share

Coverage, page 2

page 2 of 5

US and Denmark reach deal on Greenland, Trump claims 'permanent control' over island

Not so long ago, inhabitants of Greenland feared that the US was preparing to invade, after US President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed the US wanted to control the Arctic territory. But Trump now says he has struck a deal with Denmark to give Washington "permanent control" over Greenland's security, while ensuring the territory remains firmly in the hands of Denmark. Denmark and Greenland have both hailed the deal, but its exact terms remain unclear. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Washington, Fraser Jackson.

France 24France 24FRANCE2419 Sept
  • neutral toward Donald Trump · 82%

US and Denmark reach security deal after Trump’s threats to take island

The agreement would allow the US to expand its military presence, while Denmark and Greenland say it preserves their sovereignty and right to self-determination Donald Trump announced on Friday that the US had struck an Arctic security pact with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland, after threatening for months to take Greenland by force. The US president cast the deal as a personal triumph, claiming in a post on Truth Social that the “very important, historic, and special” agreement “gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns”. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianRobert Mackey18 Sept
  • critical toward Donald Trump · 90%

Russia’s $118 Billion Arctic Oil Bet Pushes Ahead Despite Sanctions

For the Kremlin, the giant Vostok Oil project in the frigid Far North is crucial to two goals: bolstering Russia’s presence in the Arctic and keeping production of the key export commodity going as reserves in more accessible parts of the country are depleted. It’s also a case study of how a huge, state-run corporation like Rosneft -- headed by Igor Sechin, a longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin -- goes about putting such an enterprise in place amid increasingly tight Western sanctions over Russia’s war on Ukraine, an RFE/RL…

OilPrice.comOilPrice.comRFE/RL staff18 Sept