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Denmark says NATO shares responsibility for Arctic security under Greenland deal

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Denmark announced a security deal with Greenland and the United States set to be signed at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, September 21. According to Denmark, NATO will take primary responsibility for Arctic security under this agreement, rather than the U.S. or Denmark alone. President Trump claims the deal grants permanent control to the U.S., though Danish officials have not confirmed this and say the pact respects Greenland's sovereignty while addressing legitimate American security concerns in the region.
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U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Friday that Washington has reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland, giving the U.S. permanent control over security and other needs in Greenland, starting a series of negotiations back in February. The deal reportedly bans China, Russia, and other non-NATO countries from establishing military bases or maintaining troops in Greenland, and restricts them from making sensitive investments there without express written approval from the U.S. Trump emphasized that the agreement comes at no cost to American taxpayers and will ensure complete control over Greenland’s security indefinitely. While details remain unclear, Trump sees this as a strategic move addressing national security concerns for the United States in the Arctic region. Denmark's reaction has been cautious; Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed the deal would be signed at the United Nations General Assembly next week but did not specify further terms.

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Denmark says NATO shares responsibility for Arctic security under Greenland deal COPENHAGEN, Sept 21 - Denmark, Greenland and the United States are set to sign a deal on Greenland's security on Tuesday, an agreement Denmark says will put Arctic security under NATO's watch rather than leaving it solely to Washington and Copenhagen. The agreement, expected to be signed at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, has not been made public, though President Donald Trump says it grants the US "permanent control".
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🔮 Denmark says NATO shares responsibility for Arctic security under Greenland deal COPENHAGEN, Sept 21 - Denmark, Greenland and the United States are set to sign a deal on Greenland's security on Tuesday, an agreement Denmark says will put Arctic security under NATO's watch rather than leaving it solely to Washington and Copenhagen. The agreement, expected to be signed at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, has not been made public, though President Donald Trump says it grants the US "permanent control".
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Denmark says NATO shares responsibility for Arctic security under Greenland deal COPENHAGEN, Sept 21 - Denmark, Greenland and the United States are set to sign a deal on Greenland's security on Tuesday, an agreement Denmark says will put Arctic security under NATO's watch rather than leaving it solely to Washington and Copenhagen. The agreement, expected to be signed at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, has not been made public, though President Donald Trump says it grants the US "permanent control". asserted
it → say → control
Denmark and Greenland have not commented on Trump's claim but said the deal will benefit the Arctic island and respect its sovereignty. uncertain
deal → comment → sovereignty
The deal follows months of pressure from Trump, who has said the United States should control Greenland and at times refused to rule out using military or economic force to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish territory. asserted
States → follow → territory
His threats, which peaked in January, triggered a diplomatic crisis within NATO and pushed Denmark and Greenland into negotiations with Washington aimed at defusing the pressure. asserted
which → peak → pressure
"It (the agreement) will be in a form where responsibility for security in the Arctic is not only Danish or American," Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told national broadcaster TV2 on Sunday. asserted
Rasmussen → tell → Sunday
He added that to a large extent "it would be NATO that looks after the Arctic". asserted
that → add → Arctic
A NATO spokesperson said on Saturday that the alliance welcomed the agreement, which would "help advance security, stability and cooperation in this vital region". asserted
which → say → region
Rasmussen, who travelled to New York overnight, declined to discuss the contents of the agreement. asserted
who → travel → agreement
"But we have said from the start that we are open to accommodating the United States' legitimate security interests," Rasmussen told Danish news agency Ritzau on Monday. asserted
Rasmussen → say → Monday
Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Friday the agreement gives the United States "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland," and that no US adversary could have a base or military presence there without Washington's written approval. uncertain
adversary → say → approval
Denmark has not responded to Trump's claim, though Copenhagen has earlier acknowledged it underinvested in Greenland's defence for decades and has pledged to expand its military presence on the island, including more NATO troops. uncertain
it → respond → troops
Key details have not been made public, including whether the deal amends the 1951 defence agreement that is the legal basis for the US presence in Greenland. asserted
that → make → Greenland
Greenland's government has sought to reassure the public about the deal. asserted
government → seek → deal
Erik Jensen, an opposition lawmaker in Greenland, wrote on Facebook that he had read the draft agreement: "I feel reassured and am not worried," he said, adding that the island's foreign minister was handling the work well. asserted
minister → write → work
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