Trump signs Greenland security deal, ending months of tensions
September 23, 2026
During the U.N. General Assembly, President Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen signed a trilateral agreement permitting an expanded US military presence on the island. While stopping short of Trump’s previous calls for complete annexation to counter Russian and China’s Arctic influence, the pact resolves a major geopolitical standoff by respecting Greenland’s self-determination, with Frederiksen hailing it as “a deal that can last forever.”