Greenland, Denmark and US ready to sign Arctic security deal – Trump claims permanent US control

Greenland, Denmark and the United States expect to sign an agreement next week aimed at strengthening security in the Arctic and North Atlantic, according to Greenland’s government, Naalakkersuisut.

The three governments are expected to sign the agreement in connection with the United Nations General Assembly. Once signed, it will have to go through the necessary parliamentary procedures before entering into force.

Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen welcomed the expected agreement.

“It is positive that we are about to enter into an agreement that safeguards and strengthens security for Greenland, the Kingdom of Denmark, the United States and the Western alliance. The agreement recognises Greenland’s interests and our place in international cooperation. It is to the benefit of us all,” Nielsen said.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the agreement would strengthen common security while recognising the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Greenlandic people’s right to self-determination.

“I am pleased that there is a prospect of a good agreement for Greenland, the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States. An agreement that strengthens our common security in the Arctic and North Atlantic region and is therefore also good for NATO and Europe,” Frederiksen said.

Trump says US will have permanent security control

US President Donald Trump described the agreement in considerably broader terms in a post on Truth Social.

Trump wrote that the agreement gives the United States “permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland,” adding that there would be “NO COST” to the United States.

According to Trump, the United States would permanently have the ability to take measures it considers necessary to secure and defend Greenland and the United States.

He also wrote that no US adversary would be able to establish a base, maintain a military presence or make sensitive investments in Greenland without explicit written US approval.

“This is an ‘Infinite Life’ Agreement, there is no end!” Trump wrote.

Trump further said that the United States would immediately begin the process of developing a large military presence in what he described as an appropriate part of Greenland and that this would be done in cooperation with the people of Greenland.

The statements released by Naalakkersuisut and Frederiksen do not provide details about the specific provisions of the agreement. The Greenlandic government states that the agreement recognises Greenland’s interests, while Frederiksen says it recognises the Kingdom of Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.

The agreement is expected to be signed next week before undergoing the necessary parliamentary procedures.