US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security

18 September 2026, 23: 09 BST. Updated 7 minutes ago.

Key points

• According to Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, the agreement will be signed at the United Nations General Assembly next week.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called it a "historic deal" and a "huge win for the United States and the American people".
• "This deal permanently and completely addresses our national security concerns in Greenland, " he informed Fox News.
• US President Donald Trump remarked the agreement would grant the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs".
• The US and Denmark have confirmed a agreement on Greenland's security and say the agreement will be signed next week.

In practice, the US and Denmark have confirmed a agreement on Greenland's security and say the agreement will be signed next week.

Denmark's Prime Minister remarked the agreement "strengthens security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area" but did not address specifics in the agreement that Trump mentioned in a social media post.

Notably, the accord comes after months of threats by Trump to "take" Greenland over national security worries, citing its strategic location for defence purposes and its mineral wealth.

Trump, in a post on Truth Social, remarked the agreement comes with "no cost to the United States" and will grant the US the ability to "to do what is necessary" to "secure and defend the security of Greenland".

He remarked the agreement includes a rule that no US adversary can maintain a military presence in Greenland or "make sensitive investments in Greenland, without our express written approval".

She remarked the agreement "strengthens our common security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area" while additionally "at the same time recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the right of the Greenlandic people to self-determination".

In short, US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland' s security is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.