US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security
Trump said the agreement will give the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland", though specifics haven't been confirmed by Danish officials.
US and Denmark strike agreement on Greenland security
The US and Denmark have announced an agreement on Greenland’s security, saying it will be signed next week.
US President Donald Trump said the deal would give the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs".
Denmark’s Prime Minister said the agreement "strengthens security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area" but did not comment on the details Trump referred to in a social media post.
The deal follows months of threats from Trump to "take" Greenland over national security concerns, pointing to its strategic defence location and mineral resources.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the agreement comes with "no cost to the United States" and will give the US the power "to do what is necessary" to "secure and defend the security of Greenland".
He said the deal includes a provision that no US adversary may keep a military presence in Greenland or "make sensitive investments in Greenland, without our express written approval".
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed that the agreement will be signed at the United Nations General Assembly next week.
He said the agreement "strengthens our common security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area" while also "at the same time recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the right of the Greenlandic people to self-determination".
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described it as a "historic deal" and a "huge win for the United States and the American people".
"This deal permanently and completely addresses our national security concerns in Greenland," he told Fox News.