Jan 9, 2025 · Here is what the incoming president could do to change the U.S. relationship with Greenland — and the barriers in his way.

2 days ago · Denmark cedes Greenland to the United States. 2.) In exchange for Greenland, the U.S. gives Denmark a cluster of islands in the Philippines. 3.) Denmark turns around and gives the Philippine ...

On January 13, 2025, legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Andy Ogles to authorize the U.S. government to acquire Greenland on behalf of the United States, granting to Congress a 60-day review period prior to integration of Greenlandic territory into the United States. [247]

Jan 16, 2025 · Lynge said Greenland wants its “own independence and democracy” and does not want to be part of the United States. A spokesperson for Trump Jr. denied the visit was staged and called the claim ...

Jan 28, 2025 · But under existing agreements from 1951, as Mr. Grad of the Danish Institute pointed out, the United States has “almost full military sovereignty over Greenland,” where it already has a large ...

Jan 8, 2025 · A 1951 agreement between the United States and Denmark established the United States' right to move around freely and construct military bases in Greenland as long as Denmark and Greenland are ...

Jan 26, 2025 · Trump has said as far back as 2019 that he wants the U.S. to buy Greenland, a massive Arctic island that is an autonomous territory of Denmark. Though Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen...

Jan 8, 2025 · Why is Greenland’s location so important? Because it straddles the Arctic circle between the United States, Russia and Europe, Greenland is a geopolitical prize that the U.S. and others have eyed for more than 150 years. It’s even more valuable as the Arctic opens up more to shipping and trade.

Dec 25, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump floated the idea on Sunday that the U.S. should buy the Arctic island of Greenland because of its strategic importance to the U.S. and NATO.

Jan 8, 2025 · If they materialise, Greenland will become independent, though hardly with an ambition to become a federal state in the United States," Danish foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said.