Trump Declares Victory in Historic Deal with Greenland

President Trump secures ‘permanent’ US military rights The deal bars Russia, China and non-NATO countries from establishing military bases on the island. Washington has secured permanent military access and restrictions on rival activity in Greenland, but the agreement with Denmark and Greenland stops well short of Trump’s stated ambition to bring the Arctic island under total U.S. control.   The U.S. reached an agreement on Friday with Denmark and Greenland that would expand Washington’s military role on the Arctic island while stopping short of President Donald Trump’s long-standing goal of acquiring the territory. Trump said that the arrangement would give…