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Mateo Moreno

Trump Says the U.S. Now Controls Greenland's Security. Here's What That Really Means

An aerial view shows the city of Nuuk, Greenland on January 29, 2026. (Credit: Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images)

  • Trump says the new arrangement gives Washington "permanent control" over Greenland's security, but the finalized text has not been made public.

  • The framework reportedly bars non-NATO nations from building bases on the island and aims to shut Russia and China out of investment there.
  • A signing is planned for next week at the United Nations in New York, but Danish and Greenlandic lawmakers still have to approve it before it takes effect.

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