Trump Exaggerates Control of Greenland in Denmark Deal Announced

U.S. President Donald Trump has exaggerated Washington’s control over Greenland’s security in his announcement of a deal with Denmark. This was reported by The New York Times, citing sources close to the negotiations.

The article says that Mr. Trump’s words about permanent control over the security of the island do not correspond to the real powers that the United States will receive under the agreement. The two sources said the U.S. military’s goal would be to cooperate with Denmark and Greenland, not control them.

Under the terms of the agreement, U.S. adversaries are prohibited from deploying military bases on Greenland. A State Department official said the treaty prevents non-NATO countries from establishing a military presence on the island. At the same time, Greenland itself is already part of the North Atlantic Alliance, and the likelihood of other countries’ bases there was initially extremely low.

Donald Trump said that the deal reached with Denmark resolves all US claims to Greenland and provides for the deployment of a large military contingent on the island. However, sources of the newspaper The New York Times denied the claim of full control of Washington, noting that the cooperation will be held in a partner format.