But Trump says the opposite to what Denmark and Greenland say…..
US and Denmark reach deal on Greenland, Trump says
By Gram Slattery, Erin Banco, Jacob Grønholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen
September 18, 202610:13 PM GMT+1Updated 10 hours ago
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EXTENT OF AGREEMENT REMAINS UNCLEAR
The Danish prime minister’s office said on Friday that the agreement would strengthen North Atlantic and Arctic security.
Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said in a statement that the agreement recognized Greenland’s interests and the Arctic island’s place in international cooperation. “This benefits us all,” he said.
Much was unclear as of Friday night, including whether any new US bases would be constructed as a result of the agreement. Trump’s Truth Social posts about negotiations or agreements often lack context or specifics.
Imran Bayoumi, a former Pentagon official now with the Atlantic Council think tank, said it would be new if the US can build bases without the approval of Greenland or Denmark but that largely “it seems that Washington could have achieved a lot of these objectives through diplomacy and dialogue without straining the broader US-NATO relationship.”
It was also unclear how the agreement would be received in Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. The island’s residents aspire to independence and have bristled at US attempts to assert control.
In a separate statement, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the deal “permanently and completely” addressed Washington’s national security concerns with respect to the island.
“Greenland will forever be part of the strategic defense area of North America and exclude any adversary from it and the surrounding area,” he wrote.
A State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss specific terms, said the deal prohibits non-NATO countries from building a base in Greenland and will allow only the US and its allies to make unspecified “sensitive investments.” The official said the agreement grants the US permanent access, basing and overflight rights, and would continue to apply even if Greenland becomes independent.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-denmark-close-greenland-deal-sources-say-2026-09-18/
Greenland, Denmark say Trump deal won’t compromise sovereignty
By Stine Jacobsen, Jacob Grønholt-Pedersen and Tom Little
September 19, 202611:09 AM GMT+1Updated 2 hours ago
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Denmark and Greenland expressed hope that a deal, which is expected to be signed during the UN General Assembly next week, would end months of uncertainty triggered by Trump’s threats to seize control of Greenland
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“The US should not control Greenland. I think it’s better if we have cooperation with NATO,” said Jakob Ludvigsen, 65.
“Trump should stay far, far, far away from Greenland,” Marianne Hansen, a 71-year-old retired chef, told Reuters in Nuuk. “He should not expect our children and grandchildren to become Americans in the future.”
There is no indication that the new agreement grants the U.S. any sovereignty over any part of Greenland, and does not transfer property or territory to the U.S.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen confirmed the agreement in a joint statement.
Frederiksen said the agreement will strengthen the security of the Arctic and the North Atlantic, and recognizes “the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the Greenlandic people’s right to self-determination.”
Nielsen added that the deal reflects “Greenland’s interests and its place in the international cooperation. It is to the benefit of us all.”
A 1951 agreement between the U.S. and Denmark already gave Washington wide latitude to expand military bases and deploy troops to the island, something that NATO diplomats have pointed out with some frustration since the start of the Trump administration. It is not clear how this new agreement changes that agreement which already gave Washington much of what Trump has been demanding.
While the U.S. military footprint in Greenland is small, it has fluctuated in size depending on the threat picture throughout the Cold War and after. American warships can dock at a deepwater port there and radar systems feed data back to the Pentagon.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/18/trump-denmark-greenland-new-security-agreement-01084764
