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Andy Burnham, ahead of his expected first meeting with Trump at the UN General Assembly, praised a security deal between Denmark and the US regarding Greenland. This follows months of tension over Trump’s attempts to purchase or annex Greenland due to its strategic location for national defense. The agreement, while not yet public, includes provisions that prevent adversaries from establishing military presence in Greenland without U.S. approval, although some critics argue it is similar to existing agreements from decades ago.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-20,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Friday that Washington has reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland, giving the U.S. permanent control over security and other needs in Greenland, starting a series of negotiations back in February. The deal reportedly bans China, Russia, and other non-NATO countries from establishing military bases or maintaining troops in Greenland, and restricts them from making sensitive investments there without express written approval from the U.S. Trump emphasized that the agreement comes at no cost to American taxpayers and will ensure complete control over Greenland’s security indefinitely. While details remain unclear, Trump sees this as a strategic move addressing national security concerns for the United States in the Arctic region. Denmark's reaction has been cautious; Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed the deal would be signed at the United Nations General Assembly next week but did not specify further terms.
Written for “US Greenland Security Deal” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 97 other(s) covering the same event.
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Andy Burnham has hailed a deal between Denmark and the US to "strengthen security in the Arctic" after the two countries resolved a months-long feud over Greenland.
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countries → publish → Greenland
The UK prime minister and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen "welcomed the US's commitment to the region" in a call on Sunday morning, Downing Street said.
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Street → welcome → morning
Nato previously said the agreement would help stabilise the region, as Trump declared Denmark would grant the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs" in the semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic.
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Denmark → say → Arctic
Burnham's comments come as he is expected to meet Trump for the first time at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York this week.
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he → come → York
The agreement comes after months of threats by Trump to "take" Greenland over national security concerns, citing its strategic location for defence purposes as well as its mineral wealth.
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agreement → come → purposes
No text of the agreement has been released, but Trump said in a Truth Social post the deal came with "no cost to the United States" and meant it could "do what is necessary" to "secure and defend the security of Greenland".
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what → release → Greenland
He said it included a rule that no US adversary could maintain a military presence in Greenland or "make sensitive investments in Greenland, without our express written approval".
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adversary → say → approval
In a readout of Sunday's phone call, a No 10 spokesperson said Burnham and Frederiksen "welcomed the US's commitment to the region and underlined the strategic and shared importance of the High North for Euro-Atlantic security".
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Burnham → say → security
The spokesperson added: "The Prime Minister congratulated Prime Minister Frederiksen and the Kingdom of Denmark on negotiating a deal benefiting the US, Greenland and Denmark, and said he would pass on his congratulations to President Trump."
While Burnham praised the agreement, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey called it a "pretend" victory and a near carbon copy of the existing agreement.
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Davey → add → agreement
"Donald Trump is trying to claim he's got a success in Greenland, but actually, all he's got is almost a carbon copy of the agreement that's persisted since the 1950s," he said at a Q&A with members at party conference.
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he → try → conference
"So let Donald Trump try to pretend he's had a victory.
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he → let → victory
The truth is, Europe, Nato, countries like Canada stood up to him and won."
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countries → stand → him
Trump had tried for months to purchase or annex the semi-autonomous territory, arguing that it was vulnerable to adversaries, including Russia and China.
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it → try → Russia
In the wake of the deal, Frederiksen said she was "pleased that there is a prospect of a good agreement" for all three parties, which was expected to be signed at the UN General Assembly next week.
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which → say → Assembly
The deal "strengthens our common security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area" while also recognising "the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the right of the Greenlandic people to self-determination", she said in a joint statement with Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
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she → strengthen → Minister
The agreement would still need to go through "the necessary parliamentary procedures to enter into force" once signed, the statement noted.
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statement → need → force
Burnham has spoken with Trump at least twice since entering Downing Street and No 10 said he intends to use the UNGA to "drive forward work on issues that matter to people at home" including the cost of living and the war in Ukraine.
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that → speak → Ukraine
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