Greenland's Parliament Backs US Security Pact, One Hurdle Left

Greenland's Parliament said yes. Lawmakers voted Tuesday to ratify the trilateral security agreement struck by Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and US President Donald Trump in New York, according to Greenland's national broadcaster KNR.

The vote was close to unanimous. Every party in the chamber backed the deal except Naleraq, the centrist-populist and nationalist party that wants Greenland to break away from Denmark. The agreement now moves to the Danish Parliament, where a vote is scheduled for November 19.

Trump has been loud about what the pact means to him. The US president previously said the security deal would open the door to two major military bases on the island, then posted an image depicting Greenland as a US Air Force base.

The ratification marks a step forward for a deal that pulls Washington, Copenhagen and Nuuk into a single security framework. For Greenland, it is also a moment of internal friction, with Naleraq's opposition spotlighting the independence question that still simmers beneath the surface.

What happens next hinges on Copenhagen. If Denmark's Parliament approves the agreement on November 19, the trilateral arrangement is locked in. Until then, the deal sits in limbo, with Greenland's approval already banked.