Trump signs ‘fantastic’ Greenland security deal with Denmark
The U.S. will build two major military bases on the North Atlantic territory to protect America and Europe, the president said.
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a deal concerning Greenland's future, putting an end to recent tensions over his intentions to take control of the North Atlantic territory. In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Trump stated that the agreement grants the U.S. "permanent control over security and all other needs," allowing for complete ability to defend American and European territories.
He emphasized that no foreign adversary will be able to establish a military presence in Greenland or make significant investments without American approval, and promised to build two "very major military bases" on the territory. Trump expressed a bond with the people of Denmark and Greenland during the negotiations, announcing that he regarded the deal as a "fantastic" and "long-term" relationship.
Speaking at the signing ceremony alongside Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Trump praised the agreement, describing it as a "fantastic" relationship between the U.S., Denmark, and Greenland that would keep enemies and adversaries away. Frederiksen acknowledged the historic defense of Greenland, emphasizing that the new agreement is even better and could last forever.
Greenland's Prime Minister Nielsen highlighted that the territory had been supporting U.S. security since World War II and affirmed Greenland's steadfast friendship with the United States and the Western alliance.
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