US, Denmark and Greenland strike military deal, Trump says
Trump says the US, Denmark and Greenland have agreed a deal giving Washington a major military presence and barring its adversaries from the island.
The United States, Denmark and Greenland have reached an agreement that will allow Washington to develop a significant military presence on the island while preventing US adversaries from establishing their own bases there, President Donald Trump said on Friday.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said no US enemies would be permitted to make sensitive investments in Greenland without American approval, and that the arrangement would have no expiry date.
"At my direction, we worked with representatives of Denmark and Greenland to guarantee that the United States will FOREVER have the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland in order to secure and defend the security of Greenland, and the United States of America," Trump wrote.
"Additionally, from now on, no U.S. 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."
The announcement followed earlier reporting that Washington and Greenland were nearing an agreement that would expand the US military footprint on the island.
The deal falls well short of Trump's long-held ambition of acquiring Greenland outright for the United States.