Greenland’s Leader Rules Out Ceding Sovereignty for US Bases
A woman comes out of the water in Nuuk, Greenland.
Photographer: Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty ImagesGreenland’s leader rejected giving up sovereignty as part of any deal to establish additional US bases on the Arctic island.
“We are not going to cede sovereignty,” Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen told reporters on Tuesday, when asked about possible arrangements for more US presence in Greenland.