BREAKING: Trump announces US-Denmark-Greenland security agreement, plans expanded military presence

International, North America

WASHINGTON, United States (NPA) — U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced that the United States has reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that he says gives Washington “permanent control” over Greenland’s security and other security-related needs.

Trump made the announcement in a post on Truth Social on Friday, saying the agreement addressed what he described as longstanding U.S. concerns over the strategic Arctic territory.

The President said the arrangement would allow the United States to “FOREVER” have the ability to take necessary measures to secure and defend Greenland and the United States.

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He also said no U.S. adversary would be allowed to establish a military base or maintain a military presence in Greenland, or make sensitive investments there, without Washington’s written approval.

Trump said the United States would immediately begin the process of developing a large military presence at suitable locations in Greenland and would work with Greenlanders on the development and construction.

He described the arrangement as an “Infinite Life” Agreement, saying it had no end, and said there would be “NO COST” to the United States.

“I am pleased to announce that the United States of America has entered into an Agreement with The Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland, that gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns,” Trump said.

He added that the United States had worked with representatives of Denmark and Greenland to guarantee its ability to act in Greenland to secure and defend the territory and the United States.

Trump said the agreement represented a major development after what he described as more than a century of U.S. presidents recognising Greenland’s strategic importance.

The announcement follows months of diplomatic tensions over Trump’s repeated calls for greater U.S. control of Greenland, including earlier statements in which he had threatened to use military force to acquire the territory.

However, Danish and Greenlandic officials have characterised the agreement differently from Trump’s description of “permanent control”. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the agreement is expected to strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic while preserving the Kingdom of Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and the Greenlandic people’s right to self-determination.

The agreement is expected to be formally signed next week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, according to Danish and Greenlandic officials.

The full details of the agreement, including how its provisions differ from existing U.S.-Denmark defence arrangements in Greenland, have not yet been publicly released. Reuters reported that the announcement concerned expanded U.S. security and military involvement on the island but stopped short of U.S. acquisition of Greenland.

Trump said the arrangement would provide what he described as a long-term solution for the United States, Denmark, Greenland and their allies.

“This solution is a great one for the United States of America, Denmark, Greenland, and all of our Allies,” he said.