2026-09-19 18:13 UTC
The U.S., Denmark and Greenland said late on Friday they had entered into an agreement for the U.S. to develop a significant military presence on Greenland, while prohibiting American adversaries from building their own bases on the island.
Source: CBC News World
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greenland-denmark-trump-united-states-deal-9.7350871
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@teledyn@mstdn.ca 2026-09-19 19:03
@dkmackinnon@ottawa.place Heard this on the BBC last night and thought it very odd none of my other hourly news updates said a thing, including the CBC. Like, how did this emerge so contrary to every prior word from Denmark? Was it "an offer you can't refuse"?
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@SaanichGuy@mstdn.ca 2026-09-19 19:33
@dkmackinnon@ottawa.place agreement from 1951 and updated in 2004 It gives little Donald a victory and nothing changes. US had 17 bases during Cold War