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<\/a><\/p>\nPublished On 19 Sep 202619 Sep 2026<\/p>\n
Denmark has hailed a \u201cbinding\u201d deal by United States President Donald Trump to give Washington \u201cpermanent control\u201d over Greenland\u2019s security and bar Russian and Chinese military bases from the Arctic territory.<\/p>\n
But Denmark and Greenland \u2013 an autonomous Danish territory \u2013 said on Saturday that any deal with the US would not compromise Greenland\u2019s sovereignty, and the two countries would sign the agreement<\/a> next week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.<\/p>\n Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list<\/p>\n \u201cA long period of uncertainty will hopefully be replaced by a binding agreement that strengthens security in the Arctic and North Atlantic, and thereby our shared security within NATO and Europe \u2013 while respecting the [Danish] Kingdom\u2019s red lines,\u201d Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in a social media post.<\/p>\n Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Trump has repeatedly insisted that Washington needed to control Greenland<\/a> for strategic reasons, alarming NATO ally Denmark and sparking fierce pushback from the alliance.<\/p>\n Key details of the agreement \u2060have not been made public, including the scale of the US military presence in the self-governing Danish territory and whether any formal power over foreign policy and resources would be ceded to Washington.<\/p>\n Greenland\u2019s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the agreement \u201crecognises Greenland\u2019s interests\u201d and is \u201cto the benefit of us all\u201d.<\/p>\n Denmark\u2019s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said it is \u201cgreat for NATO and Europe\u201d, as it \u201cstrengthens our common security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic Area\u201d.<\/p>\n \u2018I have mixed feelings\u2019<\/p>\n But in Greenland\u2019s capital Nuuk, residents had mixed feelings.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know exactly what the agreement is or what has been signed. But whenever the US and Trump are mentioned, I have mixed feelings. I\u2019m not entirely comfortable with how much attention Greenland has right now,\u201d Soren Kreutzmann, a 29-year-old hairdresser, told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n \u201cWe hope the leaders have made a good agreement, because our country needs to be protected, both from the air and sea. Denmark had not given that enough attention for many years,\u201d said Bibbi Kleist Jepsen, a 64-year-old educator.<\/p>\n Trump, who had previously said the US needs \u201cownership\u201d of Greenland<\/a>, announced that Washington would immediately start building up a large military presence in the territory.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom now on, no US adversary can EVER have a base in Greenland, have a military presence in Greenland, or make sensitive investments in Greenland, without our express written approval\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n