President Trump announces framework for permanent United States military access to Greenland
President Trump announced a framework for permanent military access to Greenland on Thursday. The deal eases trade tensions and limits Arctic investment.
On January 22, 2026, President Donald Trump donald trumpannounced that he had secured a framework deal with NATO to provide the United States
USwith total and permanent access to Greenland
GL. This announcement marks a significant de-escalation in international relations as Donald Trumpbacked away from his previous threats to impose broad tariffs on Europe and ruled out the possibility of taking Greenlandby force. Negotiated alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte mark rutte, the deal seeks to update the 1951 military access agreement between the United States, Denmark
DK, and Greenlandthat has governed Western security in the region for over 70 years.










