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Denmark hails Greenland deal with Trump respecting ‘red lines’

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visits Qooqqut, Greenland, September 7, 2026.
File photo of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visiting Qooqqut, Greenland, taken September 7, 2026. © Mads Claus Rasmussen, AP via Ritzau Scan

Denmark on Saturday welcomed a deal announced by President Donald Trump that bolsters the US military presence in Greenland and limits its adversaries from investing or having a military presence on the Arctic territory. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the deal respects the "red lines" of sovereignty and "the Greenlandic people's right to self-determination".

Denmark on Saturday hailed a "binding" deal announced by US President Donald Trump to give Washington "permanent control" over Greenland's security and bar Russian and Chinese bases from the Arctic territory.

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