U.S. and Danish diplomats have held at least five rounds of talks on Greenland, and the sides may reach an agreement in the coming months. This was reported by Washington Post columnist David Ignatius.

According to him, Washington and Copenhagen are discussing an arrangement that would allow the United States to expand its military presence on the island without violating the sovereignty of Denmark and Greenland’s autonomous government.

U.S. Northern Command has already identified three possible locations for future military bases. “We understand where each other’s red lines are,” a source familiar with the course of the negotiations said.

Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1951, the United States and Denmark concluded an agreement on the defense of the island as part of NATO allied obligations. U.S. President Donald Trump has previously repeatedly stated that Greenland is of strategic importance to American security.