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US expands military presence in Greenland under Denmark deal

Source: Al Jazeera · 22 Sep 2026, 21:11 UTC
US expands military presence in Greenland under Denmark deal
Image: Al Jazeera · original report

Donald Trump and the leaders of Greenland and Denmark have signed a security agreement allowing an expanded US military presence in Greenland. Al Jazeera reports that the deal was described as “tremendous”, but the supplied material gives no further terms.

The United States, Denmark and Greenland have signed a security agreement allowing an expanded US military presence in Greenland, Al Jazeera reports. US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Greenland and Denmark signed the deal. The agreement concerns the semi-autonomous Arctic territory and will permit a larger US presence there.

The supplied material does not state how many facilities are covered, where they will be located or when the expanded presence will begin. It also does not describe the roles of the Danish and Greenlandic governments under the arrangement. The deal was described as “tremendous” in the supplied report.

No further terms, reactions or explanation of the agreement’s relationship to Danish sovereignty were provided.

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