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Trump Pushes Three U.S. Bases in Greenland Amid Stalled Talks

5/13/2026

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President Donald Trump is pressing for three new U.S. bases in Greenland as talks stall.
Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on May 12 negotiations have not produced an agreement.
Working group led by Michael Needham, Jesper Moller Sorensen and Jacob Isbosethsen has met five times since January.
Denmark, lacking a government since the March 24 election, is bound by 1951 defence pact (updated 2004) that allows U.S. troop expansion on Greenland.

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President Donald Trump is pressing for three new U.S. bases in Greenland as talks stall.
Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on May 12 negotiations have not produced an agreement.
Working group led by Michael Needham, Jesper Moller Sorensen and Jacob Isbosethsen has met five times since January.
Denmark, lacking a government since the March 24 election, is bound by 1951 defence pact (updated 2004) that allows U.S. troop expansion on Greenland.