Trump Says U.S. Reaches Permanent Greenland Security Agreement With Denmark and Greenland

President **Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has entered into an agreement with Denmark and Greenland giving Washington what he described as permanent control over security and other U.S. strategic needs in Greenland.

Trump said the arrangement would allow the United States to maintain what he called a permanent ability to take necessary security measures on the island, including preventing U.S. adversaries from establishing military bases, maintaining a military presence or making sensitive investments without American approval.

He also said the agreement would allow the United States to expand its military presence in Greenland and described the arrangement as having “no end.”

Reuters reported Friday that the United States and Denmark were close to a deal that would significantly expand the U.S. military presence in Greenland. However, the full legal text and precise terms of the agreement had not yet been publicly released at the time of reporting. 

Greenland remains a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, and earlier negotiations had repeatedly centered on expanded U.S. security access while preserving Greenlandic and Danish sovereignty. 

Trump said the agreement would come at no cost to the United States and called it a historic security arrangement for the U.S., Denmark and Greenland.