Trump claims he has free rein over Greenland agreement
Donald Trump, President of the US (photo: Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump stated that he can do whatever he wants with the Greenland deal, states Trump aboard his plane, in a broadcast streamed on the White House’s YouTube channel.
“We do whatever we want,” he said.
He did not provide any details about the deal.
Meanwhile, Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said that he does not know what agreement with the US is being referred to.
According to him, he is unaware of the details of the agreement mentioned by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and US President Donald Trump. Nielsen reminded that only Denmark and Greenland can enter into any agreements on this matter.
Nielsen also commented on Trump’s remarks about full access to Greenland, noting that recent US rhetoric has been unacceptable to the island’s residents. However, he expressed hope that the working group will do everything possible to restore constructive relations.
Agreements on Greenland
On January 21, after talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Donald Trump said that the parties had outlined the main parameters of future agreements regarding Greenland and the broader Arctic region.
Earlier, Trump had repeatedly expressed the idea of increasing US control over Greenland, including justifying it by the need to deploy elements of a missile defense system called the Golden Dome on the island.
According to media reports, the proposed framework agreement preserves Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland. At the same time, the document allows for the deployment of US missile defense components on the island. A review and update of the defense agreement between the US and Denmark, originally signed in 1951, is also planned.
The following day, January 22, Mark Rutte clarified that during discussions with Trump, the issue of changing Greenland’s sovereignty was not raised.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, for her part, expressed support for the agreements reached and confirmed Copenhagen’s readiness to engage in further dialogue within the framework of a new Arctic security architecture.
