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Trump announces US security arrangement with Denmark and Greenland.
18 Sep 2026
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Trump announces US security arrangement with Denmark and Greenland12
Trump announced around 18 September that the US had reached a security arrangement with Denmark and Greenland, calling it permanent control of Greenland's security; Denmark and Greenland said sovereignty was not transferred. It was signed on 22 September.
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International
Denmark election: Frederiksen's bloc wins most seats but no majority345
Denmark voted on 24 March 2026, called early amid the Greenland crisis. Mette Frederiksen's red bloc won 84 seats against 77 for the blue bloc, short of the 90 needed, and she resigned the next day.
- Election held 24 March 2026 for 179 Folketing seats (90 needed for a majority)
- Frederiksen's Social Democrats were largest with 38 seats (lowest vote share since 1903); red bloc 84 seats, blue bloc 77
- Moderates (14 seats) became kingmakers; Frederiksen resigned the next day
- Early election called amid the crisis over Trump's Greenland ambitions
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International
Trump drops Greenland tariff threat on European countries678
After weeks of tension over Greenland, with Denmark and France sending troops, Donald Trump said on 21 January he would cancel planned tariffs on eight European nations.
- 21 January 2026: Trump cancelled planned tariffs on European countries over Greenland after meeting NATO chief Mark Rutte at Davos
- Tariffs of 10 percent on eight countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Finland per one report) were due from 1 February
- Trump cited a 'framework' on Arctic security and said the US would not use force to take Greenland
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