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Trump, Denmark strike deal to expand US military presence in Greenland
The United States, Denmark, and Greenland announced a trilateral agreement to expand US military access in Greenland while restricting the presence of adversaries like Russia and China, including permanent basing and overflight rights but not US sovereignty over Greenland. The deal, framed as a milestone for Arctic security, guarantees Greenland’s sovereignty and self-determination while enabling a permanent US military footprint and blocking non-NATO bases or sensitive investments by others.
Trump, Denmark strike deal to expand US military presence in Greenland # Trump, Denmark strike deal to expand US military presence in Greenland Michael Koziol September 19, 2026 — 10:09am Washington: Denmark, the United States and Greenland are expected to sign an agreement that will allow the US to increase its military presence in the Danish territory and ban adversaries such as Russia and China from building bases or making sensitive investments there. The agreement was simultaneously announced by all three parties and will be signed at the United Nations next week when world leaders converge on New York for the UN General Assembly’s high-level meetings. Greenlanders protest in front of the US consulate in the capital, Nuuk, in January. Getty Images It is a significant win for US President Donald Trump, who made Arctic security a key plank of his foreign policy agenda, but frightened European allies with his demands for the US to purchase Greenland or perhaps take the Danish territory by force. Based on details provided by a US State Department official, the deal stops well short of giving the US control over Greenland, but expands American access and puts explicit, permanent restrictions on the presence of NATO adversaries. It guaranteed the US the “complete ability to do what it deems is necessary in Greenland in order to secure and defend the American continent”, the State Department official said, including permanent access, basing and overflight rights. “This agreement ensures the necessary US military presence in Greenland permanently, allowing the US mil…
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