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2026-09-20 08:42:10
[Greenlanders React with Mixed Reactions to Potential Deal with the US: Expectations, Confusion, and Anxiety] (1) According to The New York Times, Greenlanders have mixed reactions to the news of a potential deal with the US. (2) On Saturday, the office of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that the US, Denmark, and Greenland plan to sign a treaty next week to strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic. (3) The report said that when news of the agreement spread throughout Greenland on Saturday, some islanders felt relieved, but confusion, unease, and an urgent question were also evident: what exactly is the agreement? (4) Some Greenlanders are hopeful that the agreement will benefit all parties; Naj Nathanielsen, a Danish member of parliament from Greenland, said: “If the agreement is eventually reached, it will create all the necessary conditions for a more normal relationship.” (5) Meanwhile, some islanders expressed concern that the United States would have excessive control over Greenland; a teacher in Nassack, a town in southern Greenland, said in an interview: “My first reaction was worry and doubt... It feels as if Trump is gaining a monopoly over Greenland.” (6) Trump had previously announced an indefinite agreement with Denmark to control the “security” of Greenland; under the agreement, the United States would gain security control of the island free of charge, and the Pentagon would immediately begin a large-scale deployment of troops on the island.
