"We are getting better prepared all the time, and we have already reached a certain level, General Peter Boysen, head of the Danish Army, told EL PAIS. We will fight with what we have, but we need to accelerate and reinforce our forces, and that is what we are doing. Bornholm Island, in the Baltic Sea, is Denmark's easternmost point. Russia is 300 kilometers (186 miles) away, and that's where the threat General Boysen is concerned about originates."
"But the Danes face another danger at the same time. At the other end of the kingdom, its westernmost point, and on an island 3,700 times larger than Bornholm, the threat comes from its closest ally, the United States, and its president, Donald Trump, who intends to seize Greenland the easy way or the hard way. And that is how Denmark and these two islands tiny Bornholm and Greenland, the largest in the world find themselves caught between Russia, the old Cold War rival,"
More soldiers have arrived on Bornholm and new hangars are being built at the military base. Eleven armored vehicles were deployed to deter invasion attempts. Denmark wants to prevent a nuclear power from seizing territory and is accelerating and reinforcing its forces. Bornholm lies in the Baltic Sea, 300 kilometers from Russia, exposing it to eastern threats. Greenland, 3,700 times larger than Bornholm, faces potential pressure from the United States and its president. Denmark finds itself strategically vulnerable on both eastern and western fronts, prompting increased military preparedness and investments across the kingdom.
Read at english.elpais.com
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