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US, Denmark Discuss Sovereign Greenland Bases After Trump Threat

5/12/2026

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Negotiators have floated making the prospective Greenland bases U.S. sovereign territory to support maritime surveillance.
The United States and Denmark are discussing up to three U.S. bases in southern Greenland, with no final agreement.
President Donald Trump earlier threatened to seize Greenland, sparking a diplomatic crisis that the talks aim to resolve.
Michael Needham leads the U.S. side with Denmark’s ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen and Greenlandic diplomat Jacob Isbosethsen.

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Negotiators have floated making the prospective Greenland bases U.S. sovereign territory to support maritime surveillance.
The United States and Denmark are discussing up to three U.S. bases in southern Greenland, with no final agreement.
President Donald Trump earlier threatened to seize Greenland, sparking a diplomatic crisis that the talks aim to resolve.
Michael Needham leads the U.S. side with Denmark’s ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen and Greenlandic diplomat Jacob Isbosethsen.