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Canada’s Defence Minister Calls U.S. Deal on Greenland ‘Encouraging’
Trump said the pact will let the U.S. expand its military presence and block China and Russia from establishing bases in Greenland.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump announced a deal with Denmark and Greenland granting the United States "permanent control over security, and all other needs" in Greenland, stating the U.S. will "immediately begin the process of developing a large military presence."
- The United States already maintains military access under a 1951 defence arrangement with NATO ally Denmark, though troop levels at 17 Cold War bases have dwindled to less than 200 at one installation.
- In a Saturday briefing from Copenhagen, Ulrik Pram Gad, a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, called the potential U.S. veto power over Greenlandic investments "extraordinary," warning it limits Greenland's right to determine its future.
- Greenland Foreign Minister Egede emphasized that the agreement recognizes the territory's position and that its 57,000 inhabitants will "continue to determine their future" in accordance with international law.
- Ahead of mid-term elections, analysts suggest the deal serves as a foreign policy "win" for President Donald Trump, though the agreement faces scrutiny from voters concerned about domestic economic issues.
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BTThe President of France is pleased that sovereignty over Greenland will not be given up in the new agreement with the United States.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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·Madrid, Spain
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"We will guarantee security, there will be only US bases. But Frederiksen wins over sovereignty: "Recognized territorial integrity"
·Rome, Italy
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Canada’s defence minister calls U.S. deal on Greenland ‘encouraging’
OTTAWA - National Defence Minister David McGuinty says the United States' deal to boost its military presence in Greenland while keeping the island under Danish control is "encouraging."
·Toronto, Canada
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