Trump climbs down on Greenland

In this GZERO Europe, Carl Bildt breaks down the security agreement set to be signed between the US, Denmark and Greenland, and why it marks a reversal for President Trump.

Carl explains that the deal is built on respect for Denmark's territorial integrity and Greenlanders' right to self-determination, a sharp shift from Trump's earlier demands to take over the island. The agreement does affirm the US right to expand its military presence in Greenland, though that right already existed under a 1951 agreement.

Carl also addresses claims that the deal blocks Russia and China from building military bases in Greenland, noting that was never a realistic possibility. He credits quiet, persistent Danish diplomacy, along with more cautious voices inside the US administration, for defusing a dispute he calls unnecessary from the start.