Burnham hails Greenland deal ahead of expected first Trump meeting
The agreement would let the United States begin work immediately on a larger military presence while ending months of tension over Greenland.
- On Friday, the United States, Denmark, and Greenland announced a security agreement to broaden America's military footprint in the Arctic territory. Leaders are set to sign the pact this week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
- President Donald Trump's months of threats to seize the island prompted these negotiations, aiming to counter potential encroachment by adversaries like China and Russia. The deal seeks to resolve long-standing diplomatic tension over the territory.
- While Trump claimed the pact grants the U.S. "permanent control over security," Danish and Greenlandic leaders emphasized the agreement respects the Kingdom's sovereignty and Greenland's self-determination. The text remains unpublished pending finalization.
- Congratulating the parties on Sunday, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated the deal will "strengthen security in the Arctic." He plans to discuss the accord with Trump during their first in-person meeting at the UNGA later this week.
- Parliamentary procedures in Copenhagen and Nuuk remain necessary to ratify the deal, which Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey dismissed as a "pretend" victory, labeling it a near carbon copy of existing 1950s arrangements.
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NATO will be responsible for Greenland's security under new U.S. deal, Danish official says
NATO will also be responsible for Greenland's security under a landmark U.S.-Denmark agreement announced by President Trump last week, the Danish foreign minister said.
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Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said that under the agreement reached with the US regarding Greenland, which includes "permanent security control," NATO will largely take over the security of the Arctic region.
Denmark, Greenland and the United States are expected to sign an agreement on Greenland's security tomorrow, which Copenhagen says will put security in the Arctic largely under NATO's responsibility, instead of just being a commitment of Washington and the Danish capital, Reuters reported, BTA reported. The agreement is expected to be signed during the UN General Assembly in New York. Its text has not yet been published, including it is unclear …
Denmark wants to tie Greenland's security closer to NATO. A new agreement with the US is to protect the island and limit Trump's pressure.
The geopolitical balances on the planet are rapidly shifting and the focus of global attention is now shifting to the icy but strategically “warm” North Atlantic. The recent agreement of September 2026 between the US, Denmark and Greenland is not just a bilateral defense arrangement, but the birth certificate of a new security architecture in the Arctic. In an era where new sea routes, critical raw materials and undersea communications are acq…
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