The Aporia · Trump takes 'permanent control' of Greenland's security with sweeping order establishing new military bases on the frozen south coast

President Donald Trump signed a security deal with Danish and Greenlandic leaders at the UN General Assembly that allows the US exclusive rights to establish new military bases in Greenland. This agreement excludes other nations, particularly Russia and China, from setting up military presences there. The deal enhances strategic cooperation between the United States and Denmark over Greenland’s security, positioning it as a critical defense asset against rising Arctic ambitions of adversarial powers.

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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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'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, calling it an 'infinite life' agreement. 'Additionally, from now on, no US 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,' he claimed.

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- Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter - your guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source President Donald Trump has taken a 'permanent' stake in Greenland with a new security deal that will enable the US to exclusively establish new military bases on the strategic Arctic island. asserted

that → sign → island

Beyond Pituffik Space Base, an established outpost that enables US early warning systems, the US will be allowed to open new sites across the hostile landscape. asserted

US → establish → landscape

The deal Trump signed with Danish leaders on Tuesday also bars other nations, most notably Russia and China, from establishing military bases on Greenland, two nations that similarly harbor Arctic ambitions. asserted

that → sign → ambitions

The deal serves as a sort of consolation prize for Trump, who has long expressed his desire to acquire the island either by purchasing, annexing it or taking it by force with the US military. asserted

who → serve → military

Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, holds incredible strategic importance to the US. asserted

Greenland → hold → US

Located in the North Atlantic, the island sits at a critical chokepoint where Russian and Chinese vessels have increasingly been spotted. asserted

vessels → locate → chokepoint

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen both attended the signing ceremony with Trump. 'So this is tremendous for Europe and for the United States, for everybody, and for Greenland,' the president said, adding it will be a 'long-term, fantastic relationship.' asserted

it → attend → Greenland

Nielsen told Trump after the signing: 'Our security is your security.' President Donald Trump celebrated the new security deal with Greenland and Denmark during a signing ceremony at the UN General Assembly meeting on Tuesday asserted

Trump → tell → Tuesday

The deal will allow the US to establish new military bases on Greenland, giving the Pentagon a stronger foothold in the Arctic The agreement, and future US military bases which will be built in Greenland, will give NATO a more robust launching point into the Arctic. Trump first announced the deal on social media last week. The president said then the agreement gives the US 'permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many US concerns.' asserted

agreement → allow → concerns

he → work → approval

The deal also falls short of ceding control of the territory to the US despite Trump's threats to take it by force. asserted

deal → fall → force

'No, I never take military force off the table,' Trump said when pressed on his desire to acquire the island in a 2025 interview with NBC News. asserted

Trump → take → News

'But I think there's a good possibility that we could do it without military force.' uncertain

we → think → force

Trump framed his push to acquire the island as a national security imperative, citing Greenland's strategic position in the Arctic and China's and Russia's ambitions to expand their presence in the region. asserted

Trump → frame → region

Northern Command boss General Gregory M Guillot has noted how Greenland could host part of an array of radar stations in the Arctic that includes outposts in Alaska and Canada. uncertain

that → note → Alaska

He has also said that the US seeks a deepwater port and a base for US special forces on the island. asserted

US → say → island

Trump first floated the idea of bringing Greenland into the US sphere of influence during his first term in 2019. asserted

Trump → float → 2019

Trump takes 'permanent control' of Greenland's security with sweeping order establishing new military bases on the frozen south coast

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