US Reaches Deal with Denmark and Greenland for Permanent Security Control on the Island
The United States, Denmark and Greenland have reached an agreement giving Washington permanent control over the island's security matters and barring other countries' military presence there. The US is also expanding its own military contingent in Greenland.
US President Donald Trump announced that the United States has struck a deal with the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland granting Washington permanent control over security and other related needs on the island. Trump revealed the agreement in a post on the social network Truth Social.
Under the deal, the United States will now have permanent authority to act in Greenland as necessary to ensure the security of both the island and the US itself. The agreement stipulates that no country the US considers an adversary will be allowed to establish a military base or maintain a military presence on the island, or make so-called "sensitive investments" there, without direct written US approval.
Military presence to expand
Trump said the United States will immediately begin deploying a significant military presence to relevant areas of Greenland. According to the president, the agreement cost the US nothing and has no expiration date, meaning it will remain in force indefinitely.
Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, has drawn repeated attention from Trump, who has previously expressed interest in the island's strategic and security importance. The new agreement strengthens the US role in the island's security affairs and effectively rules out other major powers gaining influence there.
Detailed terms of the agreement, as well as the exact size of the new US forces to be sent to the island, have not yet been made public.
