Over the last four months, senior Trump administration officials have held closed-door talks with negotiators from Greenland and Denmark<\/a>, which oversees Greenland\u2019s foreign affairs, about the future of the semi-autonomous island, the <\/a>New York Times<\/a> reported<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n The meetings, which began after Trump threatened to take over Greenland,<\/a> sparking an international furor, center on the president\u2019s desire for the U.S. to take a more active role on the island because its position in the Arctic Circle makes it a valuable place to bolster U.S. military presence, dig for natural resources and control shipping lanes.<\/p>\n But Greenlandic officials are reportedly not pleased with the proposed expansion, which includes allowing the U.S. to approve or reject foreign countries\u2019 investment deals in Greenland to box out China or Russia.<\/p>\n The Independent has asked the State Department and U.S. Consulate in Nuuk for comment.<\/p>\n Greenlandic and Danish officials are reportedly unhappy with some proposed changes to their alliance with the United States that could allow President Trump to exert more control over Greenland (Reuters)<\/p>\n A White House official told The Independent that the Trump administration was participating in diplomatic high-level talks with Greenland and Denmark to address national security interests in Greenland. The official said discussions were on a good trajectory<\/p>\n Over roughly five meetings in Washington, D.C., senior officials from the State Department have expressed Trump\u2019s desire to Greenlandic <\/a>officials in the hopes they can reach a deal before the Iran war ends and the president redirects his attention to Greenland.<\/p>\n Some Greenlandic officials r<\/a>eportedly hope to strike a deal with the U.S. before the president\u2019s birthday, June 14, or Independence Day, July 4 \u2013 they fear he will return his attention to Greenland by then.<\/p>\n Other proposed changes, the New York Times reported, include modifying a longstanding agreement to allow U.S. troops to stay in Greenland even if the country becomes independent from Denmark; expanding the U.S. military presence on Greenland; and allowing the U.S. to dig for natural resources located beneath the ice in Greenland.<\/p>\n Greenlandic officials are reportedly not enthusiastic about the proposals that would give the U.S. greater influence in Greenland.<\/p>\n Pipaluk Lynge, a member of the Greenlandic parliament, told TVPWorld<\/a> last month that lawmakers were afraid Trump would not let go of his goals in Greenland easily.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s really important for us from Greenland to express that our wish is to be a sovereign nation, our wish is to be independent and to be respected, also, by the alliances if we\u2019re still in alliance with the United States,\u201d Lynge said.<\/p>\n Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens Frederick-Nielsen said last week<\/a> that the U.S. and Greenland had already discussed expanding U.S. military presence under the existing framework. The BBC reported <\/a>U.S. officials were trying to open three new military bases in southern Greenland.<\/p>\n Jeff Landry, the Republican governor of Louisiana, took a public trip to Greenland this week where he met with Greenlandic officials (Getty)<\/p>\n Monday, Nielsen met with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, Trump\u2019s special envoy to Greenland who was visiting the island.<\/p>\n![\"Greenlandic](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_the_independent_us_877\/91629b694f1eb765fa053f23496caa98.jpeg\"\/)
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