Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said that Denmark and Greenland are in talks with the US to expand the US military presence on the island.
This was reported by Reuters.
According to Nielsen, one of the reasons for the talks was US complaints about the insufficient level of security and surveillance in the Arctic region. He said that security issues and increased military presence are part of the dialogue between the parties.
"The desire [Trump's interest in gaining control of Greenland] has not disappeared, and we need to make some kind of agreement in this working group, and I am sure we can figure it out," Nielsen said.
Nielsen recalled that the current agreement between the countries already allows the United States to create additional military bases on the island.
What is known about the US claims to Greenland
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused Denmark of not protecting Greenland sufficiently. Thus, Trump stated that Denmark "could not protect Greenland from russia for 20 years," so the United States is ready to take on this role.
On January 10, 2026, Donald Trump stated that russia or China would occupy Greenland if the United States did not control this island.
Meanwhile, the US leadership discussed the option of paying a one-time aid to the inhabitants of Greenland as part of a campaign to discuss the island's accession to the United States. While only 17% of Americans approve of Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland, and a significant majority of Democrats and Republicans oppose the use of military force to annex the island.
Finally, Trump, in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, denied that he was going to occupy Greenland by force, but sought immediate negotiations to purchase the island from Denmark.
It later emerged that in early 2026, Denmark urgently sent military units to Greenland and prepared the infrastructure for possible hostilities due to fears of a US forceful seizure of the island.
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