US and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland

The United States, Denmark, and Greenland have reached an agreement that allows the US to expand its military presence on the Arctic island. According to President Donald Trump, the deal gives the US "permanent control" over Greenland's security and bars US adversaries, such as Russia and China, from establishing bases or making sensitive investments on the island.

The agreement, described by Trump as an "Infinite Life" deal with no end date, allows the US to take measures it considers necessary to defend Greenland and US security. It does not, however, transfer ownership of Greenland to the US, falling short of Trump's long-standing ambition to acquire the autonomous Danish territory.

The deal builds on existing arrangements, with the US already enjoying extensive overflight and basing rights in Greenland under a 1951 treaty. The agreement is expected to be signed at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, according to Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who described it as an arrangement that strengthens shared security in the Arctic and North Atlantic.

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