Trump claims deal with Denmark gives US ‘permanent control’ over Greenland
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First seen19h agoTrump claims deal with Denmark gives US ‘permanent control’ over Greenland
Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a US defence pact next week, pending approval from both parliaments.
Al Jazeera
Follow-up19h agoTrump says US, Denmark reach deal to expand military presence in Greenland
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had reached a deal with Denmark to expand the US military presence in Greenland, while respecting Danish and Greenlandic sovereignty. Denmark said the agreement would be signed next week during the UN General Assembly but still requires parliamentary approval.
France 24•FRANCE 24
Follow-up18h agoUS and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security
Trump said the agreement will give the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland", though specifics haven't been confirmed by Danish officials.
BBC
Follow-up18h agoUS 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 Guardian•Robert Mackey
Follow-up18h agoTrump says he's struck deal for "permanent control over security" in Greenland
President Trump says he struck a deal to give the United States "permanent control over security ... in Greenland," following a push by the president to boost the U.S.'s influence over the island — or take it over.
CBS News
- Follow-up17h ago
Trump, Denmark strike deal to expand US military presence in Greenland
The agreement, to be signed at the United Nations next week, will explicitly ban Russia and China from building bases or maintaining troops in Greenland, and from making sensitive investments there.
The Sydney Morning Herald•Michael Koziol 
Follow-up13h agoWhat do we know about Trump's deal with Denmark over Greenland?
President Donald Trump has announced that the US has reached a deal with Denmark that would offer the US "permanent control over security" in Greenland.
Sky News
Follow-up12h agoUS and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland
President Donald Trump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland. The announcement comes after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally.
NPR•The Associated Press
Follow-up11h agoUS and Denmark reach deal on Greenland, Trump says
The United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement for the US to develop a significant military presence on Greenland, while prohibiting US adversaries from building their own bases on the island, Donald Trump said on Friday. In a Truth Social post, the US president wrote that no US enemies would be able to make sensitive investments on the island without the approval of the United States and that the agreement had no expiry date. "At my direction, 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 in order to secure and defend the security of Greenland, and the United States of America," Trump wrote. Earlier on Friday, Reuters exclusively reported that the US and Denmark were closing in on a deal that would result in an increased US military presence in Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, but would stop well short of Trump's long-held dream of acquiring the island for the United States. The US already has nearly total overflight and basing rights in Greenland due to a 1951 treaty. Trump's announcement suggests he was nonetheless pleased with the outcome of the negotiations and that he might not revive his territorial claims, at least in the near future. He said, without elaborating, that the US would soon be rolling out a large military presence on the island, which already hosts one Space Force base in its remote northwest. "This is a dream come true for the United States of America," Trump wrote. Denmark's Minister of Defense Jeppe Bruus, along with Greenland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Mute B. Egede, visits the NATO military exercise Arctic Shield 2026 in Narsarsuaq, Greenland, on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. (Reuters) Extent of agreement remains unclear The Danish prime minister's office said on Friday that the agreement would strengthen North Atlantic and Arctic security. Greenland's prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said in a statement that the agreement recognized Greenland's interests and the Arctic island's place in international cooperation. "This benefits us all," he said. Much was unclear as of Friday night, including whether any new US bases would be constructed as a result of the agreement. Trump's Truth Social posts about negotiations or agreements often lack context or specifics. Imran Bayoumi, a former Pentagon official now with the Atlantic Council think tank, said it would be new if the US can build bases without the approval of Greenland or Denmark but that largely "it seems that Washington could have achieved a lot of these objectives through diplomacy and dialogue without straining the broader US-NATO relationship.” It was also unclear how the agreement would be received in Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. The island's residents aspire to independence and have bristled at US attempts to assert control. In a separate statement, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the deal "permanently and completely" addressed Washington's national security concerns with respect to the island. "Greenland will forever be part of the strategic defense area of North America and exclude any adversary from it and the surrounding area," he wrote. A State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss specific terms, said the deal prohibits non-NATO countries from building a base in Greenland and will allow only the US and its allies to make unspecified "sensitive investments." The official said the agreement grants the US permanent access, basing and overflight rights, and would continue to apply even if Greenland becomes independent.
MBMobile Business•Reuters
Latest8h agoUS 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.
