US given ‘permanent control’ over Greenland security

US President Donald Trump on Friday said his country reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that gives the US “permanent control” over Greenland’s security – months after Trump threatened to forcibly seize the self-governing territory.
The leaders of Denmark and Greenland welcomed the deal to "strengthen security" in the region, which they said was expected to be signed next week, but did not outline its contents. 
No text of the agreement has been released. Trump said the deal came with "no cost to the US" and would grant it the ability "to do what is necessary" to "secure and defend the security of Greenland", in a post on Truth Social. 
The full scope of the deal Trump described as “very important, historic, and special” was not immediately clear. But soon after his announcement in a post on Truth Social, the leaders of Denmark and Greenland issued statements indicating the deal would be signed by the three governments on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York City next week.
In his social media post, Trump cast the deal as a personal triumph, claiming that the agreement “completely addressed ALL of our many US concerns”. 
“We will immediately begin the process of developing a large Military presence in the appropriate part of Greenland,” Trump added. The US already has a presence on the island, and the right to expand bases, through Nato. 

Denmark and Greenland on Saturday said any agreement with the United States would not compromise Greenland's sovereignty, after Trump said the deal would give Washington "permanent control" over the Arctic island's security, leaving its precise scope unclear.
They expressed hope that a deal, which is expected to be signed during the UN General Assembly next week, would end months of uncertainty triggered by Trump's threats to seize control of Greenland.
"Next week could be a good week - for Greenland, Denmark, and the United States," Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in a statement posted on Facebook on Saturday.
"A time of uncertainty will hopefully give way to a binding agreement that strengthens security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic, and thereby our shared security within NATO and Europe - while respecting the (Danish) Kingdom's red lines," he said.
The US State Department said Friday the Greenland security deal guarantees that China and Russia cannot set up bases there, 
"The agreement explicitly guarantees the United States the complete ability to do what it deems is necessary in Greenland in order to secure and defend the American continent, including permanent access, basing, and overflight rights," a State Department official said on condition of anonymity.
"This agreement guarantees that China and Russia cannot have a base in Greenland, they cannot send troops to Greenland, and the necessary mechanisms are in place to prevent investment in sensitive sectors."