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The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore and agencies

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

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Denmark's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, and Greenland's prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, in Nuuk, Greenland, on 7 September 2026. Photograph: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AP

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 semi-autonomous territory ⁠expressed hope that a deal would end friction with the US over the issue.

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