What we know about Trump’s ‘framework of future deal’ over Greenland (Paulin Kola – BBC)

US President Donald Trump has announced there is a “framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland”. The statement came as a surprise after days of mounting tensions, culminating with a threat to impose economic sanctions on eight close US allies which have opposed his plans to seize the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. So what could this deal entail and will it be acceptable to Denmark and Greenland – both of which have made it clear they will not relinquish sovereignty of the world’s largest island in the Arctic?

What we know about Trump’s ‘framework of a future deal’ over Greenland