US and Denmark may revisit Greenland defense deal — CNN
Photo: The US and Denmark may review the agreement on the protection of Greenland (flickr.com)
The United States and Denmark may soon review the 1951 bilateral agreement on the protection of Greenland, CNN reports.
A European official said that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is confident that a new agreement can be reached.
American officials are also privately raising the possibility of revising the 1951 agreement between the US, Denmark, and Greenland, possibly with some significant guarantees prohibiting Chinese investment in Greenland.
Officials say that the success of the US military mission in Venezuela has cemented US President Donald Trump's vision of American hegemony over the entire Western Hemisphere.
Some European officials also said they feared that their decision to send troops from Denmark and other NATO countries for joint military exercises over the weekend could backfire, angering Trump and convincing him to act sooner than he otherwise would have.
Background
In early 2026, Donald Trump claimed that the island was allegedly surrounded by the Russian and Chinese fleets, and that Denmark, in his words, was unable to provide adequate protection.
Trump later commented on the island's defense, saying it was limited to two dog sleds trying to counter Russian and Chinese destroyers and submarines.
On January 7, 2026, he did not rule out the use of military or economic pressure to establish control over Greenland and the Panama Canal and publicly called for the island to be annexed to the United States, calling it inevitable.
On January 17, Trump also announced that starting February 1, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland would pay a 10% tariff on all goods supplied to the US, and that starting June 1, the rate would increase to 25%.
