Trump, Greenland, Denmark sign deal in bid to end Arctic standoff
UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Greenland and Denmark signed an agreement on Tuesday that permits a larger US military presence on Greenland and may resolve a standoff over the strategically located and mineral-rich island. The agreement, signed during Trump’s visit to the UN General Assembly in New York, stops short of Trump’s demand that the US adopt Greenland as a…
US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Denmark and Greenland signed a deal on Tuesday that appears to ease tensions over the strategically significant and resource-rich island of Greenland. The agreement, reached during Trump's visit to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, does not grant the US full territorial control over Greenland as the President had initially demanded.
Instead, the deal enables a larger US military presence on the island, a possibility that Greenland's leaders had argued against a complete US takeover.
In his address to world leaders before the signing, Trump claimed that the agreement grants the US "permanent control over security and all other needs on that territory." He also asserted that no adversary would be allowed to establish a military presence in Greenland or make sensitive investments there without explicit US approval.
The agreement was signed alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen in a trilateral ceremony. Frederiksen described the deal as "a deal that can 'last forever'" and emphasized its importance for NATO's Arctic security, while also respecting Greenland's right to self-determination.
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