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Trump says 'framework of a future deal' discussed on Greenland as he backs off tariffs threat
President Donald Trump says the US is exploring a potential deal on Greenland after talks with Nato as he backed off threats to tariff European allies that had opposed his plans for America to acquire the island.
On social media, Trump offered few details about a discussion that both he and Nato described as "very productive".
After rattling the transatlantic alliance with weeks of rhetoric, the US president said the meeting had led to the "framework" of a potential agreement.
But there was no suggestion of a deal that might meet Trump's demand for "ownership" of Greenland, an ambition he restated at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, while also ruling out military force.
On Truth Social on Wednesday, the US president said: "We have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region.
"This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all Nato Nations."
Diplomatic sources told the BBC's US partner CBS that there was no agreement for American control or ownership of the autonomous Danish dependent territory.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff would "report directly" to him, Trump added, as negotiations continued.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in a statement: "The day is ending on a better note than it began."
He added: "Now, let's sit down and find out how we can address the American security concerns in the Arctic while respecting the red lines of the Kingdom of Denmark."
In the hours that followed, some details trickled out.
After meeting Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte at the Swiss Alpine resort, Trump told reporters the possible deal could involve mineral rights.
He also said European allies could work together on Trump's other plan for a Golden Dome defence system to protect the US from long-range missile strikes.
Along with Greenland's strategic location, the US has spoken about the island's vast - and largely untapped - reserves of rare earth minerals, many of which are crucial for technologies including mobile phones and electric vehicles.
"It's the ultimate long-term deal," Trump told reporters. "It puts everybody in a really good position, especially as it pertains to security and to minerals.
"It's a deal that's forever."
Nato's secretary general said he had not discussed the key issue of Danish sovereignty over Greenland in his meeting with Trump.
Rutte told Fox News the "issue did not come up anymore in my conversations tonight with the president".
Trump had previously dismissed the idea of leasing Greenland, saying that "you defend ownership. You don't defend leases."
Nato spokeswoman Allison Hart said in a statement after the meeting between Trump and Rutte: "Negotiations between Denmark, Greenland, and the United States will go forward aimed at ensuring that Russia and China never gain a foothold - economically or militarily - in Greenland."
However, one of two Greenlandic lawmakers in the Danish parliament questioned why Nato would have any input on the island's mineral wealth.
"Nato in no case has the right to negotiate on anything without us, Greenland. Nothing about us without us," Aaja Chenmitz said.
According to US media, the potential plan could allow the US to build more military bases on the territory.
Officials who attended the Nato meeting on Wednesday told the New York Times a template for the suggested arrangement might be similar to UK bases on Cyprus, which are part of British Overseas Territories.
Under existing agreements with Denmark, the US can bring as many troops as it wants to Greenland. It already has more than 100 military personnel permanently stationed at its Pituffik base in the north-western tip of the territory.
Trump had been threatening to place a 10% tariff "on any and all goods" sent from the UK to the US from 1 February, increasing to 25% from 1 June, until a deal was reached for Washington to purchase Greenland from Denmark.
The same would have applied to goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland – all of which are members of Nato, the defence alliance founded in 1949.
But the US president abandoned talk of a trade war after meeting Rutte.
"Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st," Trump said in his post on Truth Social.
In his first speech in six years to the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, Trump said he was "seeking immediate negotiations" to acquire Greenland, but insisted the US would not take the territory by force.
"We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive force. We'd be unstoppable, but we won't do that," Trump said. "I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force."
He also urged world leaders to allow the US to take control of Greenland from Denmark, saying: "You can say yes and we will be very appreciative. Or you can say no and we will remember."
In his own speech at Davos a day earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron criticised Trump's previous threat of import taxes.
He said an "endless accumulation of new tariffs" from the US was "fundamentally unacceptable".
Macron was among those urging the EU to consider retaliatory options against new US levies.
In his speech, Trump took aim at Macron, saying France had been "screwing" the US for decades.
The US president also took a swipe at Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who urged "middle powers" such as Australia, Argentina and his own country to band together when he spoke at Davos a day earlier.
In response, the US president accused Carney of being ungrateful to the US.
"Canada lives because of the United States," Trump said. "Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements."
BBC
President Donald Trump says the US is exploring a potential deal on Greenland after talks with Nato as he backed off threats to tariff European allies that had opposed his plans for America to acquire the island.
On social media, Trump offered few details about a discussion that both he and Nato described as "very productive".
After rattling the transatlantic alliance with weeks of rhetoric, the US president said the meeting had led to the "framework" of a potential agreement.
But there was no suggestion of a deal that might meet Trump's demand for "ownership" of Greenland, an ambition he restated at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, while also ruling out military force.
On Truth Social on Wednesday, the US president said: "We have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region.
"This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all Nato Nations."
Diplomatic sources told the BBC's US partner CBS that there was no agreement for American control or ownership of the autonomous Danish dependent territory.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff would "report directly" to him, Trump added, as negotiations continued.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in a statement: "The day is ending on a better note than it began."
He added: "Now, let's sit down and find out how we can address the American security concerns in the Arctic while respecting the red lines of the Kingdom of Denmark."
In the hours that followed, some details trickled out.
After meeting Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte at the Swiss Alpine resort, Trump told reporters the possible deal could involve mineral rights.
He also said European allies could work together on Trump's other plan for a Golden Dome defence system to protect the US from long-range missile strikes.
Along with Greenland's strategic location, the US has spoken about the island's vast - and largely untapped - reserves of rare earth minerals, many of which are crucial for technologies including mobile phones and electric vehicles.
"It's the ultimate long-term deal," Trump told reporters. "It puts everybody in a really good position, especially as it pertains to security and to minerals.
"It's a deal that's forever."
Nato's secretary general said he had not discussed the key issue of Danish sovereignty over Greenland in his meeting with Trump.
Rutte told Fox News the "issue did not come up anymore in my conversations tonight with the president".
Trump had previously dismissed the idea of leasing Greenland, saying that "you defend ownership. You don't defend leases."
Nato spokeswoman Allison Hart said in a statement after the meeting between Trump and Rutte: "Negotiations between Denmark, Greenland, and the United States will go forward aimed at ensuring that Russia and China never gain a foothold - economically or militarily - in Greenland."
However, one of two Greenlandic lawmakers in the Danish parliament questioned why Nato would have any input on the island's mineral wealth.
"Nato in no case has the right to negotiate on anything without us, Greenland. Nothing about us without us," Aaja Chenmitz said.
According to US media, the potential plan could allow the US to build more military bases on the territory.
Officials who attended the Nato meeting on Wednesday told the New York Times a template for the suggested arrangement might be similar to UK bases on Cyprus, which are part of British Overseas Territories.
Under existing agreements with Denmark, the US can bring as many troops as it wants to Greenland. It already has more than 100 military personnel permanently stationed at its Pituffik base in the north-western tip of the territory.
Trump had been threatening to place a 10% tariff "on any and all goods" sent from the UK to the US from 1 February, increasing to 25% from 1 June, until a deal was reached for Washington to purchase Greenland from Denmark.
The same would have applied to goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland – all of which are members of Nato, the defence alliance founded in 1949.
But the US president abandoned talk of a trade war after meeting Rutte.
"Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st," Trump said in his post on Truth Social.
In his first speech in six years to the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, Trump said he was "seeking immediate negotiations" to acquire Greenland, but insisted the US would not take the territory by force.
"We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive force. We'd be unstoppable, but we won't do that," Trump said. "I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force."
He also urged world leaders to allow the US to take control of Greenland from Denmark, saying: "You can say yes and we will be very appreciative. Or you can say no and we will remember."
In his own speech at Davos a day earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron criticised Trump's previous threat of import taxes.
He said an "endless accumulation of new tariffs" from the US was "fundamentally unacceptable".
Macron was among those urging the EU to consider retaliatory options against new US levies.
In his speech, Trump took aim at Macron, saying France had been "screwing" the US for decades.
The US president also took a swipe at Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who urged "middle powers" such as Australia, Argentina and his own country to band together when he spoke at Davos a day earlier.
In response, the US president accused Carney of being ungrateful to the US.
"Canada lives because of the United States," Trump said. "Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements."
BBC
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Really? If they give Greenland so easily to Trump..... then Trump's next claim will be on Diego Garcia, island in Indian ocean which is a British territory, but US have military base there.....
Britain should beware and on guard
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Trump doesn’t know the difference between Iceland or Greenland. He is simply obeying his maters .
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Trump responded to UK concerns over Greenland, says Lammy
Donald Trump backed down from his threats on Greenland because the UK stood up for the Danish territory's sovereignty, David Lammy has told the BBC.
The deputy prime minster told Nick Robinson's Political Thinking that the US president had "responded to our concerns" in dropping threats to use force or trade sanctions to take control of the island.
He added that European counties were "now back where we wanted to be, which is a negotiation, effectively".
But he added that Trump was still determined for the US to "play a bigger role" in Arctic regional security, amid increased Russian activity in the region.
Trump abandoned threats to use military force to take control of Greenland on Wednesday, backing away from a position that had threatened to bring relations with Denmark and other Nato allies to a new low.
Hours later, he also dropped a threat to impose 10% import taxes on eight countries, including the UK, that had opposed his demands, citing progress towards a "future deal" over Greenland.
Sir Keir Starmer did not threaten tariffs in retaliation, despite Trump branding the PM's deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius an "act of great stupidity" that showed an increased US presence was required in Greenland.
He then stepped up his public opposition to Trump on Wednesday, telling MPs he would not "yield" on Greenland's right to self-determination.
Downing Street has also credited "serious behind-the-scenes diplomacy" for Trump's withdrawal of his threat of sanctions.
'Crystal clear'
Lammy, a former foreign secretary who is close to US vice-president JD Vance, said he had never believed the US would use military force to annex the Danish territory.
"I said years ago that was never, ever going to happen," he told Political Thinking, in an interview recorded on Thursday. Lammy said in January last year, before his second term began, that Trump would not try to take Greenland by force.
Lammy told Nick Robinson that Trump's change of approach this week was a "consequence" of the UK making its position on the need to respect international law and the will of fellow Nato allies "absolutely crystal clear".
"Let's remember what has actually happened. Donald Trump stepped back from any suggestion of force, and he stepped back from the use of tariffs," he added.
"Why? Because his close friend the United Kingdom and European partners expressed their displeasure, and he has stepped back.
"What's really gone on is actually our great ally, the United States, despite the noise, has responded to our concerns."
'New environment'
Starmer has faced pressure from outside and within the Labour Party to take a tougher stance in his approach to Trump, having stuck to a strategy of trying to avoid public confrontation with the US president.
Lammy said he still believed the UK-US relationship was still "special", citing close co-operation on security and defence.
But he acknowledged that there was a "new environment" internationally, in which major powers such as the US could use "coercion instead of the courts" to settle disputes with other countries.
He said "the old order isn't coming back," adding: "The tectonic plates have shifted. There is profound change".
He also argued an increasing American focus on Asia meant that Europe would need to take a leadership role within the Nato transatlantic alliance over the course of "this next century".
BBC
Donald Trump backed down from his threats on Greenland because the UK stood up for the Danish territory's sovereignty, David Lammy has told the BBC.
The deputy prime minster told Nick Robinson's Political Thinking that the US president had "responded to our concerns" in dropping threats to use force or trade sanctions to take control of the island.
He added that European counties were "now back where we wanted to be, which is a negotiation, effectively".
But he added that Trump was still determined for the US to "play a bigger role" in Arctic regional security, amid increased Russian activity in the region.
Trump abandoned threats to use military force to take control of Greenland on Wednesday, backing away from a position that had threatened to bring relations with Denmark and other Nato allies to a new low.
Hours later, he also dropped a threat to impose 10% import taxes on eight countries, including the UK, that had opposed his demands, citing progress towards a "future deal" over Greenland.
Sir Keir Starmer did not threaten tariffs in retaliation, despite Trump branding the PM's deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius an "act of great stupidity" that showed an increased US presence was required in Greenland.
He then stepped up his public opposition to Trump on Wednesday, telling MPs he would not "yield" on Greenland's right to self-determination.
Downing Street has also credited "serious behind-the-scenes diplomacy" for Trump's withdrawal of his threat of sanctions.
'Crystal clear'
Lammy, a former foreign secretary who is close to US vice-president JD Vance, said he had never believed the US would use military force to annex the Danish territory.
"I said years ago that was never, ever going to happen," he told Political Thinking, in an interview recorded on Thursday. Lammy said in January last year, before his second term began, that Trump would not try to take Greenland by force.
Lammy told Nick Robinson that Trump's change of approach this week was a "consequence" of the UK making its position on the need to respect international law and the will of fellow Nato allies "absolutely crystal clear".
"Let's remember what has actually happened. Donald Trump stepped back from any suggestion of force, and he stepped back from the use of tariffs," he added.
"Why? Because his close friend the United Kingdom and European partners expressed their displeasure, and he has stepped back.
"What's really gone on is actually our great ally, the United States, despite the noise, has responded to our concerns."
'New environment'
Starmer has faced pressure from outside and within the Labour Party to take a tougher stance in his approach to Trump, having stuck to a strategy of trying to avoid public confrontation with the US president.
Lammy said he still believed the UK-US relationship was still "special", citing close co-operation on security and defence.
But he acknowledged that there was a "new environment" internationally, in which major powers such as the US could use "coercion instead of the courts" to settle disputes with other countries.
He said "the old order isn't coming back," adding: "The tectonic plates have shifted. There is profound change".
He also argued an increasing American focus on Asia meant that Europe would need to take a leadership role within the Nato transatlantic alliance over the course of "this next century".
BBC
I think Trumps long term plan has been: get Greenland, and then Iceland which is next door and ultimately put an ultimatum to Canada to join USA. He has been hinting at this for some time now. There is not much Canada will be able to do when it comes down to it finally
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Danish PM in Greenland for 'show of support' after Trump threats
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen is visiting Greenland's capital Nuuk for talks with the territory's leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, after a rollercoaster week that saw US President Donald Trump roll back his threats to forcibly take over the Arctic island and agree to further negotiations.
Tensions had risen precariously over the past couple of weeks, until a stunning turnaround on Wednesday, when Trump suddenly ruled out military action, and withdrew his threats to slap tariffs on several European allies.
Trump posted on social media that a "framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland" had been reached, following his meeting with Nato chief Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
However, few details have been given, and there are questions about what exactly was agreed between the US president and the secretary general.
The Danish prime minister travelled directly from Brussels, where she also met face-to-face with Rutte earlier on Friday morning. According to Rutte's post on X, they agreed "to enhance deterrence and defence in the Arctic".
After landing at Nuuk airport, Frederiksen was greeted on the tarmac by Nielsen, who gave her a hug.
"I am first and foremost in Greenland today to show our strong Danish support for the Greenlandic people," she told reporters. "It's a very difficult time, everyone can see that."
"It is a serious situation we are in. Everyone can see that. Now there is a diplomatic, political track that we will pursue," she said. Her trip was a "working" visit to prepare their "next steps," she said.
On Thursday, Trump told Fox News that the US "gets everything we want at no cost" and that a "piece" of his planned "Golden Dome" missile defence system would be placed on Greenland.
When asked if this was an actual "acquisition", he answered: "It's total access. There's no end, there's no time limit." Notably, Trump did not mention American ownership of Greenland.
For former Danish foreign minister, Martin Lidegaard, that's a sign of positivity.
"I hear a change in the language from the President," he said. "He does not necessarily think he has to own [Greenland]."
"I'm a bit more optimistic than I have been for quite a long time, where we saw only escalation after escalation after escalation," says Lidegaard, who's also known for inspiring the latest series of Borgen, a Danish political drama, which features a plotline about a power struggle over Greenland.
But despite Trump's climbdown, Greenlandic MP Aaja Chemnitz told the BBC it will take much more to rebuild the trust of her compatriots. "I think it's too early to lower our shoulder… Many people are confused and concerned."
Earlier Trump had also told CNBC that an "ultimate long-term deal" over Greenland "pertains to security and minerals, and everything else".
Chemnitz is sceptical. "Minerals haven't been discussed with Nato. Why should they do that? This is completely up to Greenland," she said, which has legal authority over its own land and resources.
Likewise, Per Stig Moeller, another former Danish Foreign Minister, remains cautious.
He said the situation is "still very delicate" and "might change tomorrow", pointing to recent meetings in Washington, and the White House's diverging interpretation of what had been agreed.
"That's why it's very important that we insist, it all happens inside NATO," he suggests.
Previously the New York Times reported that one idea under discussion was Denmark ceding sovereignty over small pockets of land where the US would build military bases.
However Danish and Greenlandic officials have pushed back strongly against giving up any sovereignty, making clear that it is a "red line".
Frederiksen has said it was non-negotiable, although Denmark was willing to work on "security".
Trump has argued that taking control over Greenland is necessary for the security of the United States, pointing to a growing presence of China and Russia in the Arctic.
In response Denmark and its European allies have sought to reassure the US that they'll boost Arctic security, while calling for a more substantive Nato presence.
Ahead of an emergency European summit in the Belgian capital on Thursday evening, Frederiksen said that Greenland's sovereignty was non-negotiable, though Denmark was willing to work on "security".
The US has around 150 military personnel at its single Pituffik base in the north-western tip of the territory.
Under a defence pact with Denmark, dating back to 1951, the US can already build up its military presence and deploy further troops.
"They withdrew bases. They withdrew soldiers," says Per Stig Moeller. "Did we throw them out? No, we did not. They went themselves."
That was updated in 2004, jointly with the Bush administration, to include Greenland as an equal partner to the deal.
"We signed it together," says Moeller, who was Denmark's foreign secretary at the time. "It's the real working treaty today."
"[The US] can make important changes to their military, to bases in Greenland. They just have to inform us or confer with us," he adds.
AFP has reported that sources familiar with talks had said the US and Denmark would renegotiate the 1951 agreement.
Danish national newspaper Berlingske also writes that a renegotiation is possible, that the Danish and Greenlandic sides have not ruled out revising that deal. However, mineral rights or the surrender of territory have never been on the table.
The BBC has reached out to Denmark's Ministry of Defence, which declined to comment.
Whatever is negotiated, Aaja Chemnitz says it could be an uphill battle for the United States to win Greenlandic hearts and minds.
"When Trump's talking about a 'big chunk of ice' that he wants," she says, referring to the US president's speech in Davos, "this is very, very disrespectful towards the people of Greenland".
"I think it will be much more difficult for the US to make an agreement," she adds. "The people of Greenland are really pushing away from the US, after everything that has happened this last year."
Meanwhile Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Friday there had been no detailed plan, but that negotiations would start soon, focusing on "security, security, and security".
BBC
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen is visiting Greenland's capital Nuuk for talks with the territory's leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, after a rollercoaster week that saw US President Donald Trump roll back his threats to forcibly take over the Arctic island and agree to further negotiations.
Tensions had risen precariously over the past couple of weeks, until a stunning turnaround on Wednesday, when Trump suddenly ruled out military action, and withdrew his threats to slap tariffs on several European allies.
Trump posted on social media that a "framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland" had been reached, following his meeting with Nato chief Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
However, few details have been given, and there are questions about what exactly was agreed between the US president and the secretary general.
The Danish prime minister travelled directly from Brussels, where she also met face-to-face with Rutte earlier on Friday morning. According to Rutte's post on X, they agreed "to enhance deterrence and defence in the Arctic".
After landing at Nuuk airport, Frederiksen was greeted on the tarmac by Nielsen, who gave her a hug.
"I am first and foremost in Greenland today to show our strong Danish support for the Greenlandic people," she told reporters. "It's a very difficult time, everyone can see that."
"It is a serious situation we are in. Everyone can see that. Now there is a diplomatic, political track that we will pursue," she said. Her trip was a "working" visit to prepare their "next steps," she said.
On Thursday, Trump told Fox News that the US "gets everything we want at no cost" and that a "piece" of his planned "Golden Dome" missile defence system would be placed on Greenland.
When asked if this was an actual "acquisition", he answered: "It's total access. There's no end, there's no time limit." Notably, Trump did not mention American ownership of Greenland.
For former Danish foreign minister, Martin Lidegaard, that's a sign of positivity.
"I hear a change in the language from the President," he said. "He does not necessarily think he has to own [Greenland]."
"I'm a bit more optimistic than I have been for quite a long time, where we saw only escalation after escalation after escalation," says Lidegaard, who's also known for inspiring the latest series of Borgen, a Danish political drama, which features a plotline about a power struggle over Greenland.
But despite Trump's climbdown, Greenlandic MP Aaja Chemnitz told the BBC it will take much more to rebuild the trust of her compatriots. "I think it's too early to lower our shoulder… Many people are confused and concerned."
Earlier Trump had also told CNBC that an "ultimate long-term deal" over Greenland "pertains to security and minerals, and everything else".
Chemnitz is sceptical. "Minerals haven't been discussed with Nato. Why should they do that? This is completely up to Greenland," she said, which has legal authority over its own land and resources.
Likewise, Per Stig Moeller, another former Danish Foreign Minister, remains cautious.
He said the situation is "still very delicate" and "might change tomorrow", pointing to recent meetings in Washington, and the White House's diverging interpretation of what had been agreed.
"That's why it's very important that we insist, it all happens inside NATO," he suggests.
Previously the New York Times reported that one idea under discussion was Denmark ceding sovereignty over small pockets of land where the US would build military bases.
However Danish and Greenlandic officials have pushed back strongly against giving up any sovereignty, making clear that it is a "red line".
Frederiksen has said it was non-negotiable, although Denmark was willing to work on "security".
Trump has argued that taking control over Greenland is necessary for the security of the United States, pointing to a growing presence of China and Russia in the Arctic.
In response Denmark and its European allies have sought to reassure the US that they'll boost Arctic security, while calling for a more substantive Nato presence.
Ahead of an emergency European summit in the Belgian capital on Thursday evening, Frederiksen said that Greenland's sovereignty was non-negotiable, though Denmark was willing to work on "security".
The US has around 150 military personnel at its single Pituffik base in the north-western tip of the territory.
Under a defence pact with Denmark, dating back to 1951, the US can already build up its military presence and deploy further troops.
"They withdrew bases. They withdrew soldiers," says Per Stig Moeller. "Did we throw them out? No, we did not. They went themselves."
That was updated in 2004, jointly with the Bush administration, to include Greenland as an equal partner to the deal.
"We signed it together," says Moeller, who was Denmark's foreign secretary at the time. "It's the real working treaty today."
"[The US] can make important changes to their military, to bases in Greenland. They just have to inform us or confer with us," he adds.
AFP has reported that sources familiar with talks had said the US and Denmark would renegotiate the 1951 agreement.
Danish national newspaper Berlingske also writes that a renegotiation is possible, that the Danish and Greenlandic sides have not ruled out revising that deal. However, mineral rights or the surrender of territory have never been on the table.
The BBC has reached out to Denmark's Ministry of Defence, which declined to comment.
Whatever is negotiated, Aaja Chemnitz says it could be an uphill battle for the United States to win Greenlandic hearts and minds.
"When Trump's talking about a 'big chunk of ice' that he wants," she says, referring to the US president's speech in Davos, "this is very, very disrespectful towards the people of Greenland".
"I think it will be much more difficult for the US to make an agreement," she adds. "The people of Greenland are really pushing away from the US, after everything that has happened this last year."
Meanwhile Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Friday there had been no detailed plan, but that negotiations would start soon, focusing on "security, security, and security".
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