President Trump seeks “permanent control” over security in the self-governing Danish territory under a deal to be signed Tuesday
The US is set to establish a military presence at two additional sites in Greenland under a security agreement with Denmark and the self-governing Arctic territory, according to media reports, as Copenhagen insists the deal does not surrender Danish sovereignty.
US President Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen are expected to sign the agreement at UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the General Assembly. The full text has not yet been made public, but media reports suggest the US is seeking to expand its military footprint imminently.
Washington plans to reopen the former Cold War-era Bluie West One base at Narsarsuaq in southern Greenland and establish a presence at Mestersvig on the island’s east coast, Reuters reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the negotiations.
Mestersvig is currently used by Denmark’s Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, an elite military unit tasked with reconnaissance and enforcing Danish sovereignty in the remote Arctic region. Trump has repeatedly mocked Denmark’s reliance on dog-sled patrols as evidence that Copenhagen was failing to adequately protect Greenland.
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