The United States, Denmark and Greenland have reached a new Arctic security agreement after months of tensions over President Donald Trump’s calls to take control of Greenland.
NATO said the deal would strengthen security and stability in the Arctic, while Trump claimed it gives the U.S. permanent authority over Greenland’s defence and other security needs. The agreement is expected to be signed during the UN General Assembly next week.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the agreement protects Denmark’s sovereignty and Greenland’s right to self-determination while improving defence cooperation across the North Atlantic.
The full text has not been released. A U.S. official said the deal would allow permanent American military access and restrict non-NATO countries, including Russia and China, from establishing bases or making sensitive investments in Greenland.
