On Tuesday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told parliament that her government would announce plans on Wednesday for a “massive” rearming of Denmark’s military due to the growing threat posed by Russia. According to Danish public broadcaster DR’s estimate, the government is expected to announce the creation of a 50-billion-kroner (€6,7 billion) fund for additional defence spending in 2025-2026. According to Danish daily Berlingske, should the Danish fund’s size be confirmed, that would bring Denmark’s defence spending to 3% of its gross domestic product (GDP). US President Donald Trump recently demanded that NATO allies more than double their defence spending targets to 5% of GDP: The United States currently spends around 3.4% of GDP on defence.
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