The agreement negotiated with NATO chief Mark Rutte will reportedly authorize America to have “sovereign base areas” on the island

The US will control parts of Greenland by designating them as sovereign military base areas, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday evening, citing a draft agreement between US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

The deal, reached on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is seen by European officials as a way to circumvent Trump’s threats to annex the entire Arctic island from Denmark. Both Trump and Rutte said the details have yet to be finalized.

The draft framework…

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