In closed-door talks, US demands a major role in Greenland
The United States is seeking a significant role in Greenland through closed-door negotiations with Greenland and Denmark. Greenlandic leaders are concerned about the implications of these demands on their sovereignty and future independence. The talks have included military arrangements and control over investment deals, raising fears among Greenlanders about their autonomy.
- ▪Negotiators from the US, Greenland, and Denmark have been holding confidential talks about Greenland's future for the past four months.
- ▪The US is attempting to modify military arrangements to allow troops to remain in Greenland indefinitely, which Greenlanders oppose.
- ▪Greenlandic officials fear that the American demands would severely limit their sovereignty and independence.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 16 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ In Closed-Door Talks, U.S. Demands a Major Role in Greenland — NYT — World
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| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 08:35:00 +0800 |
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For subscribersIn closed-door talks, US demands a major role in GreenlandSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPeople attend a protest in January against US President Donald Trump's demand that the Greenland be ceded to the US.PHOTO: REUTERSJeffrey Gettleman, Maya Tekeli, Anton Troianovski and Eric SchmittPublished May 19, 2026, 08:35 AMUpdated May 19, 2026, 08:35 AMNEW YORK – With the conflict in Iran still smoldering, President Donald Trump’s obsession with Greenland seems like a forgotten sideshow.But for the past four months, negotiators from the United States, Greenland and Denmark, which controls Greenland’s foreign affairs, have been holding confidential talks in Washington about Greenland’s future.The talks were meant to give Mr Trump an off-ramp to his threats…
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