Greenland seeks separate defence agreement with US, excluding Denmark

Greenland intends to extend the defence agreement with the United States without the participation of Denmark, according to Kuno Fenker, the island's MP from the government coalition party Siumut Kuno Fenker.

"We have a Danish defense agreement with the United States. We want to renew that, but with a defense agreement only between Greenland and the United States," he said in an interview with Russian media, per Caliber.Az.

Fenker noted that the island could conclude a separate agreement with Denmark. He also said it was possible to reach similar agreements with the European Union (EU).

On December 22, US President-elect Donald Trump said that for America the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity. He had previously expressed interest in buying Greenland from Denmark in 2019, but was turned down. This coming year, Trump was also indicated that the island was not for sale and would not be sold, but Denmark could cooperate more with the US.

Afterwards, on January 13, Greenlandic Prime Minister Muthe Bowrup Egede said Greenlandic citizens should have control over the island and choose their own future.

On January 18, Greenlandic parliament member, chairman of the largest opposition party in parliament, Naleraka, and former foreign minister of the island, Pele Broberg, said that the people of Greenland would not oppose an increased U.S. military presence, as it is due to existing agreements.

By Khagan Isayev