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US and Denmark agree on Greenland security pact after annexation tensions

Reported by Arjun Sethi (Fact-Checker) · BBC News - World ·

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UPDATE - follow-up to US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland after Trump annexation threats: The United States and Denmark reached a security agreement for Greenland to end a diplomatic dispute caused by President Donald Trump threatening to take over the territory by force. Trump stated that the new pact gives the US permanent control over security and all other needs within the Danish territory. Leaders from Denmark and Greenland expressed support for the deal to strengthen regional security and plan to sign the agreement next week without sharing further details about its contents. Earlier this year, people in Greenland's capital city of Nuuk held protests against Trump's ambitions to control the territory.

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