Denmark and Greenland Celebrate an Agreement with the United States Full of Unknowns
Copenhagen and Nuuk stress that the pact respects Danish sovereignty, although some experts doubt that it settles all disputes.
Denmark and Greenland expressed satisfaction with the beginning of an agreement reached with the United States, despite the lack of details about the text. Following President Donald Trump's surprise announcement, who claimed on Friday that the pact grants Washington "permanent control over the security and other needs" of the Arctic territory, the Danish and Greenlandic authorities wanted to join in the optimism, albeit with a key caveat.
Both administrations consider the deal a success because it respects the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right to self-determination of Greenland, allowing them to move on after months of high tension with the White House, which had even considered the need to control the island for national security reasons. The lack of specifics about what was agreed upon prevents any immediate assessment of whether the dispute is resolved.
Written by urgent.news from El Pais's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
