The deal is set to expand Washington's military role in Greenland, though it will leave the island under Danish sovereignty.
Donald Trump signed a security deal with Denmark and Greenland to end a bitter dispute over the Arctic island, saying the U.S. will start building two “very major military bases” on the territory. Trump sealed the agreement alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, in New York on Tuesday, with the full text of the agreement published right after signing. The agreement will give the U.S.
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