Denmark to spend billions on defence, citing fears over Russian rearmament
Mette Frederiksen says situation is ‘most dangerous’ in many years as she increases defence budget to 3% of GDP
Mette Frederiksen admitted that Denmark and other countries made a mistake by cutting their defence spending as she announced a 50bn Danish kroner (£5.5bn) package, saying: “It must never happen again.”
The Danish prime minister increased defence spending to 3% of GDP in the next two years – up from 2.4% in 2024 – as she said Denmark needed a “massive rearmament” to avoid war.
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