Trump announced the end of an open security agreement with Greenland and the beginning of an extensive deployment of military forces on the island

Trump announced the end of an open security agreement with Greenland and the beginning of an extensive deployment of military forces on the island

US President Donald Trump said Washington had secured a permanent security agreement with Denmark and Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory. "I am pleased to announce that the US has signed an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that gives the US permanent control over security and other issues in Greenland, fully addressing all of the US's many concerns.