Trump says Greenland deal grants US permanent security control

The United States, Greenland and Denmark have reached an agreement that is expected to be signed at a ceremony in New York next week, DR reports.

US President Donald Trump announced the agreement late Friday on his social media platform, Truth Social, saying it followed months of negotiations between the three countries.

Trump said the agreement would give the United States “permanent control over the security and all other needs in Greenland” and fully address American concerns. He also said the US would “immediately begin a large military presence in an appropriate part of Greenland”.

The agreement is expected to be signed during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen, chair of Greenland’s government, are expected to sign it, according to sources cited by DR.

The Danish Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed that the agreement is expected to be signed in connection with the General Assembly. It must first go through the necessary parliamentary procedures before it can take effect.

The public has not yet been given the agreement’s concrete contents, and neither Denmark nor Greenland has provided detailed comments.

Details remain unclear

According to Trump’s account, the agreement means that no other parties can make agreements with Greenland without US approval, and that no other countries can have military bases in Greenland. However, many details have not been published, and it is unclear what the president means by those statements.

Trump also wrote that the agreement has no expiry date and will apply forever. He said representatives from Denmark and Greenland had worked with the United States at his direction to guarantee that the US would always have the ability to do what was necessary in Greenland to protect and defend Greenland’s security and the United States.

Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the agreement would also serve Greenland’s interests and recognise its place in international cooperation.

Frederiksen said the agreement was good for Greenland, the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States because it strengthened their shared security in the Arctic and North Atlantic, and was therefore also good for NATO and Europe.

She added that it recognised the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark, as well as the Greenlandic people’s right to self-determination.

Trump praised by US officials

Trump’s special envoy to Greenland, Jeff Landry, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio both credited the president with securing the agreement.

Rubio called it a historic agreement and a major victory for the United States and its people. He told Fox News that, thanks to Trump’s vision and leadership, it guaranteed permanent US security interests in the Arctic without cost to American taxpayers.

Landry wrote on X that Trump had once again proved his critics wrong and secured an “incredible victory” for the American people. He also praised the president’s “fantastic leadership”.