Trump to increase presence with two ‘very big’ military bases in Greenland

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an agreement with Denmark and Greenland aimed at strengthening security in the Arctic and North Atlantic, easing tensions over his repeated calls for Greenland to become part of the United States.Speaking at the UN General Assembly earlier, Trump offered some details of the arrangement.“We will immediately begin the process of developing a large military presence in the appropriate locations,” he said, including “building two very major military bases.”According to the Associated Press, officials from the US, Greenland and Denmark had negotiated for months behind the scenes, seeking solutions to some of Trump's security concerns over the mineral-rich island.Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen said on Tuesday that the deal being signed was a “deal that can last forever,” calling it good for the US, Greenland, Denmark and the wider NATO alliance.Trump had previously insisted that the US needed…