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US and Denmark announce Greenland security deal
BBC News··6d ago
The United States and Denmark announced a deal on Greenland's security after months of President Donald Trump's threats to take the territory. Trump said the pact gives the US permanent control over security needs there. Denmark's Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Jens-Frederik Nielsen said it recognises Danish sovereignty and Greenlandic self-determination. Signing is expected at the UN General Assembly next week.
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What It Means For You
- No full treaty text was released, so travellers and investors still lack the final legal terms.
- A US official said the deal would give Washington unilateral power to add military structures.
- Parliamentary steps in Denmark and Greenland are still required after any signing.
What's Happening
- Trump said the agreement comes with no cost to the United States.
- He said no US adversary could keep a military presence or make sensitive investments without US written approval.
- Nato said it welcomed a deal that would advance Arctic security cooperation.
What Remains Unpublished
- The BBC said it was unclear how the new terms differ from the 1951 US-Denmark defence arrangement.
- The US already stations more than 100 military personnel at Pituffik base in Greenland.
- Greenlandic politicians said self-determination remains the key test once the text appears.
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