# Danish minister on Greenland deal: 'The Americans are very happy'

https://mins.news/en/video/73572

- euronews, 2026-09-25 07:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-CwnrqFsQs

> Danish minister Martin Lidegaard says Americans are pleased with the US-Denmark deal on Greenland because it gives them extensive access to Greenlandic territory for military bases and minerals. The US president had threatened for months to seize the island by force.

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