Politico learned about the bewilderment of US allies over the Greenland plan
U.S. allies have expressed confusion about how the proposed plan for the presence of American troops in Greenland differs from the existing agreement between the United States and Denmark. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on January 22.
"Officials and allies are wondering what has changed. The United States and Denmark already have a framework agreement on Greenland: the 1951 agreement, which covers many aspects that are likely to be included in the new deal," the article says.
The publication notes that the current agreement already provides the Pentagon with the opportunity to establish military bases on the island and send the necessary number of soldiers there after receiving approval from Copenhagen. In addition, Denmark and Greenland have not yet supported the proposed options for a new deal on the island.
On January 22, US President Donald Trump announced that he was ready to cooperate with NATO on Greenland's security issues. He added that after the negotiations held at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Greenland deal would give Washington greater authority on the island.
The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaya Kallas, said on January 20 that the European Union (EU) does not seek conflict with the United States, but intends to stick to its position on Greenland, having the necessary levers of pressure in its arsenal.
In addition, the head of the European Diplomacy noted that the EU found itself in a crisis situation on the issue of Greenland, "which it had never faced before," and added that NATO was "quite suitable" to address the issue of Greenland's security.
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