Published Sep 19, 2026, 10:43 AM ET · Updated 2 months ago · 3 sources

Denmark and Greenland say US military agreement will not compromise Arctic territory’s sovereignty

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Denmark and Greenland say US military agreement will not compromise Arctic territory’s sovereignty

Denmark and Greenland have said any agreement with the US to develop a significant military presence in the strategic Arctic territory will not compromise Greenland’s sovereignty. In a statement on Saturday clarifying an announcement by Donald Trump that an agreement had been reached to give Washington “permanent control” ⁠over Greenland’s security, Denmark and the semiautonomous territory ⁠expressed hope that a deal would end friction with the US over the issue. Enter your email to keep reading