Denmark's lawmakers approve bill to allow U.S. military bases on Danish soil as Trump eyes Greenland

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Denmark’s Parliament has approved a measure to let the United States to person subject bases connected Danish soil, a determination that comes arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to instrumentality power of the kingdom’s semi-autonomous territory of Greenland

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Denmark's Parliament connected Wednesday approved a measure to let the United States to person subject bases connected Danish soil, a determination that comes arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to instrumentality power of the kingdom's semi-autonomous territory of Greenland.

Critics accidental the ballot ceded Danish sovereignty to the U.S. The authorities widens a erstwhile subject agreement, made successful 2023 with the Biden administration, wherever U.S. troops had wide entree to Danish airbases successful the Scandinavian country.

The caller parameters travel Trump's coveting of the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic land adjacent arsenic the U.S. and Denmark are NATO allies.

The authorities present goes to Danish King Frederik X for his signature. Ninety-four lawmakers voted for it, portion 11 voted against.

Greenland’s prime curate antecedently said U.S. statements astir the land person been disrespectful and it “will never, ever beryllium a portion of spot that tin beryllium bought by conscionable anyone.”