US in closely-guarded talks to open new bases in Greenland
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- US holds regular negotiations with Denmark to open three new military bases in southern Greenland.
- Talks aim to expand surveillance in the GIUK Gap to monitor Russian and Chinese maritime activity.
- Discussions involve high-level meetings, led by senior State Department official Michael Needham, with progress reported in recent months.
- Potential bases may be on sites with existing infrastructure, like Narsarsuaq, to lower costs.
- Negotiations operate under a 1951 security agreement, with Denmark historically supportive of US military expansions in Greenland.
- Trump's earlier threats to seize Greenland sparked diplomatic tensions, but current talks are described as professional and focused on compromise.