By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-09-22 07:16:02 | Updated at 2026-09-22 08:34:35
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The United States, Denmark, and Greenland are expected to sign an agreement today that will allow Washington to establish two new military bases on the Arctic island.
According to reports, the deal will reopen a Cold War-era facility at Narsarsuaq in southern Greenland, while a second base will be set up at Mestersvig on the territory's east coast.
The Narsarsuaq site previously housed a US military installation that closed in the 1950s, after which the local population declined significantly.
Mestersvig, meanwhile, currently serves as a base for Danish special forces operations.
Leaders are set to meet at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
President Trump revealed the agreement last Friday, after months of threatening to use force to seize the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
The White House has declined to discuss specifics of the arrangement.
The deal comes after a protracted campaign by Trump to bring Greenland under American control.
President Trump revealed the agreement last Friday
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The President had urged Copenhagen to sell the mineral-rich island outright.
When Denmark initially refused, he said he would not rule out using military force.
His aggressive posturing unsettled Nato, of which Denmark is a founding member state.
A pre-existing security arrangement between Washington and Copenhagen already permitted the deployment of US forces on Greenlandic soil.
The US now operates only the Pituffik Space Base, where roughly 150 military personnel are stationed
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A previous White House statement indicated the agreement would "secure and defend the security of Greenland and the United States".
America's military footprint on Greenland was once vastly larger.
During the Cold War, Washington maintained 17 installations across the territory, staffed by more than 10,000 service personnel.
That presence has since shrunk dramatically, with the US now operating only the Pituffik Space Base, where roughly 150 military staff are stationed.
Greenland's prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, expressed support
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The new agreement would mark the most significant expansion of American forces on the island in decades.
President Trump hailed the arrangement on social media last Friday, declaring that it "gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many US concerns".
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen struck an upbeat tone ahead of the signing.
He said: "Next week could be a good week for Greenland, Denmark and the United States alike."
Greenland's prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, also expressed support, saying that the deal benefits all three governments and "recognises Greenland's interests".
