Washington, September 19, 2026 — The Trump administration says it has locked in a permanent security arrangement with Denmark and Greenland. Officials describe expanded U.S. basing and flyover rights without any transfer of sovereignty.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the pact a “permanent Arctic lock” with no cost to U.S. taxpayers. Denmark and Greenland stress that Greenlanders retain the right to decide their future and that the land is not for sale.
Rubio called the Greenland pact a permanent Arctic lock with no bill for U.S. taxpayers.
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 19, 2026
The agreement is expected to be formalized in New York next week. It comes after months of heated rhetoric about U.S. interests in the Arctic.
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