Analyse: Trump beendet die Grönland-Krise vorerst - aber ein Problem bleibt

Trump declared an agreement with Denmark and Greenland over the island dispute on Friday evening, surprising supporters of his "Make America Great" movement (MAGA). Right-wing influencer Laura Loomer praised Trump on X, stating, "President Trump now has strategic control over Greenland." White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller shared a flag-wrapped image of Greenland with the caption, "It happens."

A Fox News commentator described the situation as a "big strategic win." U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed satisfaction, stating that the treaty "eliminates permanently and completely our concerns about national security in Greenland." Independent experts, however, disputed the portrayal of the agreement as a "historic" one, noting that it only slightly expands upon what was already agreed upon in 1951 and expanded in 2004.

The agreement is expected to be signed the following week, according to the governments of Denmark and Greenland. Trump is expected to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week. The key points of the new agreement reportedly include banning non-U.S. adversaries from making sensitive investments on the island and preventing non-NATO states from having bases or any other form of military presence in Greenland.

The U.S. will receive permanent access and overflight rights, and the U.S. may expand its military base in Greenland. The agreement has no expiration date. However, Denmark and Greenland disagreed with the portrayal of the U.S. gaining control over Greenland. They emphasized that the agreement would not affect the island's sovereignty and recognized "the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our kingdom and the right of the Greenlandic people to self-determination," commented Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen posted on Instagram, "Next week could be a good week... for Greenland, Denmark, and the U.S." A phase of uncertainty would hopefully end with a binding agreement that strengthens security in the Arctic region and the North Atlantic. Some experts noted that while the agreement is a positive development for the U.S. securing Greenland, it did not gain much from Trump's initial threats, which caused a crisis within NATO.

Others criticized the damage Trump's warnings had inflicted and noted that the crisis had lasted nearly two years.