Denmark’s protection minister mentioned Russia may goal a NATO nation within the subsequent three to 5 years.
“Russia’s capability to provide army tools has elevated tremendously,” Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen informed Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper.
“It can’t be dominated out that inside a three- to five-year interval, Russia will take a look at Article 5 and NATO’s solidarity. That was not NATO’s evaluation in 2023. This is new data that’s coming to the fore now,” he mentioned.
“Russia probably has the desire to (launch assaults). Now they will even have the power by way of army functionality sooner than we anticipated,” the Danish protection minister added.
In December, Denmark reached a protection settlement with the U.S. that might permit U.S. troops and army tools to be primarily based on Danish soil.
The 10-year settlement was introduced after the United States signed comparable agreements with Finland and Sweden that month.
In March final yr, Denmark arrange a $1 billion fund for army, civilian, and business support to Ukraine.
Source: www.dailysabah.com