Sweden welcomes Greenland deal — but US rhetoric hurting trust within NATO, minister says
- Sweden welcomes the UN-backed Greenland security agreement, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard says in New York.
- The deal keeps Greenland’s right to self-determination while allowing the US to build two new military bases.
- But the process leading up to the deal has undermined the trust within NATO, says Malmer Stenergard, adding that she hopes the agreement will mark the end of a ‘sad’ period in US-European relations.
Radio Sweden
For more on Sweden’s view of the new Greenland-U.S.-Denmark deal, listen to Radio Sweden’s report.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Arctic would be “flagship project” in proposed EU-Canada partnership, von der Leyen says, Eye on the Arctic
Denmark: Trump touts ‘permanent control’ in Greenland deal as Denmark, Nuuk stress sovereignty, self-determination, Eye on the Arctic
Greenland: U.S. gains broad land, air and sea access under Greenland defence deal, Reuters
Russia: Kremlin says Greenland deal with US and Denmark is a matter for those involved, Reuters
United States: New Greenland military bases will expand U.S. Arctic footprint, enhance NATO, Trump tells UN, Eye on the Arctic
