Trump says US reached Greenland security deal

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President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that gives the United States “permanent control” over Greenland’s security and bars any US adversary from having a military presence on the island.

“The United States of America has entered into an Agreement with The Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland, that gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns. There will be NO COST to the United States!” Trump wrote on Truth Social , going on to call the arrangement “an ‘Infinite Life’ Agreement.

“Additionally, from now on, no U.S. adversary can EVER have a base in Greenland, have a military presence in Greenland, or make sensitive investments in Greenland, without our express written approval,” Trump said.

He added that the US would “immediately begin” building its own “large military presence” and work with the people in Greenland on “its development and construction.”

CNN has reached out to the State Department and Danish embassy for comment.

Earlier this year, Trump repeatedly insisted on the importance of the United States obtaining Greenland for national security purposes, but discussion on the matter had largely faded from public view in recent months.

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美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周五表示，美国已与丹麦和格陵兰达成协议，赋予美国对格陵兰安全“永久控制权”，并禁止任何美国的敌对势力在该岛上驻军。

“美利坚合众国已与丹麦王国和格陵兰岛达成协议，赋予美国对格陵兰岛安全及其他一切需求的永久控制权，彻底解决了我们美国的诸多关切。美国无需承担任何费用！”特朗普在Truth Social网站上写道，并称该安排为“‘无限期’协议”。

特朗普说：“此外，从现在起，未经我们明确的书面批准，任何美国的对手都不得在格陵兰岛拥有基地、军事存在或进行敏感投资。”

他还补充说，美国将“立即开始”建立自己的“庞大军事存在”，并与格陵兰人民合作进行“开发和建设”。

CNN已联系美国国务院和丹麦大使馆寻求置评。

今年早些时候，特朗普曾多次强调美国出于国家安全目的获得格陵兰岛的重要性，但近几个月来，有关此事的讨论已基本从公众视野中消失。