Trump exaggerated US control over Greenland, - The New York Times

Published September 19, 202636 views
Trump exaggerated US control over Greenland, - The New York Times

According to information from sources close to the negotiations, former US President Donald Trump significantly exaggerated the level of control that the United States gained over Greenland. It turns out that Washington did not gain any 'permanent control,' and American military forces will continue to operate in cooperation with Denmark and Greenland rather than controlling them.

Furthermore, one of Trump's main 'achievements' - the ban on adversarial countries from establishing military bases in Greenland - has proven to be largely symbolic. Greenland is already part of NATO, making the likelihood of a military base from a non-allied country extremely low from the outset.

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