Denmark approves US military bases on Danish soil as Trump eyes Greenland

A boat navigates large icebergs near Kulusuk, in eastern Greenland (Felipe Dana/AP)

Denmark’s Parliament has approved a bill to allow US military bases on Danish soil, a move that comes as President Donald Trump seeks to take control of the kingdom’s semi-autonomous territory of Greenland.

Critics say the vote ceded Danish sovereignty to the US. The legislation widens a previous military agreement, made in 2023 with the Biden administration, where US troops had broad access to Danish airbases in the Scandinavian country.