US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland security
The US and Denmark announced a Greenland security deal granting the US permanent basing rights and banning adversary military presence and investments.
The US and Denmark reached an agreement on Greenland's security after months of threats by President Trump to seize the territory, with signing planned at the UN General Assembly. Per an unnamed State Department official, the deal grants the US permanent access, basing, and overflight rights, unilateral power to build military structures, and bans Russia, China, and other non-Nato countries from bases or sensitive-sector investments in Greenland. The text of the agreement has not been released and it still requires parliamentary approval in Denmark; it builds on a 1951 US-Denmark defense agreement and relates to Trump's Golden Dome missile defense plans and Greenland's rare earth minerals.
- Deal grants US permanent basing, access, and overflight rights in Greenland
- Bans Russian and Chinese military presence and sensitive-sector investments
- Still requires Danish parliamentary approval; agreement text unreleased
- Connected to Golden Dome missile defense plans and rare earth minerals
- Organizations
- NatoUnited Nations
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The US and Denmark have announced a deal on Greenland's security, resolving a diplomatic dispute sparked by President Donald Trump's threats to seize the territory by force. Trump said the agreement would grant the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs".
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