白宫官员周三表示，尽管在特朗普坚持美方应控制格陵兰岛的问题上存在公开争议，但美方、丹麦和格陵兰岛之间的谈判正处于“良好轨道”。该官员称，目前技术性谈判正在进行中，以“解决美方在格陵兰岛的国家安全利益”。
由于格陵兰岛地处北美与欧洲之间的最短航线，并在美方导弹预警系统和北极防御中发挥关键作用，其战略重要性日益凸显。特朗普认为，为了应对俄方及据称的中方在这一地区日益扩大的存在，加强美方的控制是必要的。
根据1951年的防务协定，美军已在格陵兰岛驻扎，允许美方在北约框架下运营基地。美方在格陵兰岛运营着皮图菲克太空基地（原图勒空军基地），这是导弹预警和空间监视的关键设施。目前，美方官员正在探索进一步扩大军事存在，包括寻求进入更多地点和提升在北极的作战能力。目前，丹麦和格陵兰岛政府的代表正就此展开进一步磋商。
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Talks between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland are on a "good trajectory," a White House official said, despite a public dispute over President Donald Trump’s insistence that the United States should take control of the island. Technical talks are ongoing, the official told Fox News Digital Wednesday, "to address United States’ national security interests in Greenland.""We are not going to participate in a back and forth through the media, but we are very optimistic that we’re on a good trajectory," the official said.WATCH: EX-NATO CHIEF DRAWS RED LINE AS TRUMP FUMES ALLIANCE ABANDONED US DURING IRAN WARThe optimism comes after Trump said recently that Denmark and Greenland have resisted his proposal. "We want Greenland. They don’t want to give it to us," he said.The dispute centers on Greenland’s growing strategic importance, as the island sits along the shortest route between North America and Europe and plays a key role in U.S. missile warning systems and Arctic defense. Trump has argued greater U.S. control is necessary to counter Russia and China’s expanding presence in the region.The United States already maintains a military presence in Greenland under a 1951 defense agreement with Denmark, which allows U.S. forces to operate bases on the island as part of NATO’s collective defense framework. The U.S. operates Pituffik Space Base in Greenland — a key installation for missile warning and space surveillance — and retains broad rights to expand its military footprint in coordination with Danish authorities.U.S. officials have recently explored expanding that presence further, including seeking access to additional sites and increasing operational capabilities in the Arctic, with discussions underway as tensions over Greenland have grown. The Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base) is pictured in northern Greenland in 2023. (Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP)Representatives for Denmark's and Greenland's governments did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Greenland is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, which retains responsibility for defense and foreign policy — exposing a rift within the NATO alliance.European leaders have rejected any change to Greenland’s status, emphasizing that the island’s sovereignty is not up for negotiation and backing Denmark’s authority over the territory.Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen told NBC News in an interview published Wednesday the island's residents "don't feel safe" amid Trump's repeated push for ownership.The dispute already has moved beyond rhetoric. Denmark has expanded its military presence in Greenland, while European allies have stepped up Arctic exercises and coordination following the president’s push to take control of the island."Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders and the U.S. shall not take over Greenland," Danish and Greenlandic leaders said in a joint statement in December 2025. Former