US EditionWhat Was the 1951 Greenland Agreement Between the US and Denmark
The Cold War-era pact is being updated to clarify troop deployments and Arctic security amid concerns over Russia and China, with NATO supporting European allies.
- On Wednesday, the United States and Denmark will renegotiate a Cold War-era defence pact covering Greenland, and President Donald Trump said he reached a framework agreement with Mark Rutte covering the wider Arctic.
- Prompted by President Donald Trump's earlier threats to seize Greenland and tariffs of up to 25 percent, European allies pushed to reopen the defence pact.
- The defence pact permits Washington to increase troop deployments on Greenland if Denmark and Greenland are informed; the US operates one base, the Pituffik Space Base in north-west Greenland, and a source said placing American bases under US sovereignty was not discussed.
- Officials insisted `We will not cede sovereignty over parts of the kingdom,` while Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Greenland's status was not discussed.
- A NATO spokesperson said talks would continue aimed at preventing rival footholds, stressing that negotiations between Denmark, Greenland and the US seek to block Russia and China economically or militarily; meanwhile, Greenlandic lawmaker Aaja Chenmitz questioned NATO's role and insisted Greenland must be included.
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The promise to renegotiate a 1951 pact between the US and Denmark was reportedly…
Trump’s Greenland framework sounds a lot like an already-existing 1951 deal
After President Donald Trump said suddenly Wednesday that he had secured the “framework of a future deal” on Greenland, nearly everyone involved was conspicuously tight-lipped about what it entailed.
A close source of discussions between Donald Trump and NATO head said that the North American Government would renegotiate the 1951 defence agreement on the island in the Arctic, without specifying details.
US and Denmark to reopen 1951 defence agreement on Greenland
The United States and Denmark will renegotiate their 1951 defence pact covering Greenland, reopening a Cold War-era agreement after US President Donald Trump backed away from threats to seize the territory and punish European allies with tariffs.
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