Denmark To Strengthen Ties With Nordic Neighbours Amid Russia Threat

Denmark says “it aims to strengthen ties with other Nordic countries” to protect infrastructure and counter Russia’s threat in the Arctic and Baltic Sea region.

Copenhagen called for increased joint military exercises and coordination of defence plans with its Nordic neighbours.

“With Finland’s accession to NATO and Sweden on the way, there is a historic opportunity for us to move closer together in a situation where all the Baltic Sea countries, except Russia, are members of the same defence alliance,” Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in a speech.

The strategy also calls for closer diplomatic ties in Moldova, West Balkans, and Georgia to counter Russian influence.

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