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The United States plans to reopen a former base at Narsarsuaq and establish a new presence at Mestersvig in Greenland according to unnamed sources close to the matter. These actions are part of an agreement to be signed by representatives from the US, Denmark, and Greenland during the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. The deal aims to place Arctic security under NATO's watch rather than having it solely managed by the US and Denmark.
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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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COPENHAGEN Danish Denmark Greenland WASHINGTON

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Greenland GPE · 8× Denmark GPE · 6× Danish NORP · 3× WASHINGTON GPE · 2× COPENHAGEN GPE · 1× Narsarsuaq GPE · 1× New York City GPE · 1× the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol ORG · 1× the United Nations General Assembly ORG · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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Those sites are Narsarsuaq, whose population has dwindled to a few dozen people since the US closed its Bluie West One military base in the 1950s, and Mestersvig, a military outpost currently used by the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, a Danish special forces unit, said two of the people.
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🔮 Denmark, Greenland and the United States are expected to sign their new agreement at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City at 10:30 a.m. ET (1430 GMT) on Tuesday.
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US to open two new military bases in Greenland, sources say asserted
sources → open → Greenland
COPENHAGEN/WASHINGTON, Sept 21 - The US plans to reopen a former Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set up a military presence at an east coast base now used by the Danish dog sled patrol under an agreement to be signed by the US, Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the matter. uncertain
US → plan → matter
Those sites are Narsarsuaq, whose population has dwindled to a few dozen people since the US closed its Bluie West One military base in the 1950s, and Mestersvig, a military outpost currently used by the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, a Danish special forces unit, said two of the people. asserted
Mestersvig → dwindle → people
Denmark, Greenland and the United States are expected to sign their new agreement at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City at 10:30 a.m. ET (1430 GMT) on Tuesday. asserted
Denmark → expect → Tuesday
The text of the agreement has not been made public and the three people familiar with the deal, speaking on condition of anonymity, said its details are not finalized until it is signed. asserted
it → make → anonymity
The governments of Denmark and Greenland did not immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted
governments → respond → comment
The White House also did not immediately respond. asserted
House → respond → ?
Denmark says the agreement puts Arctic security under the watch of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the military defense alliance, rather than leaving it solely to the US and Denmark. asserted
agreement → say → US
The deal follows months of pressure from US President Donald Trump, who has long said he wants the US to control Greenland and had at times refused to rule out military or economic force to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish territory. asserted
US → follow → territory
Trump's 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
During the Cold War, the US maintained 17 military installations and more than 10,000 personnel in Greenland. asserted
US → maintain → Greenland
Today only Pituffik Space Base remains, with some 150 US military personnel. asserted
Base → remain → personnel
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